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Poland invastion
Poland was one of the first places to get taken over by Germany during the war, the Germans invaded Poland with around 53 divisions and 1600 aircraft overwhelming Poland in the process. -
China gets invaded
Because of being struck by Economic uncertainty, Japan had lost ground to military ultranationalists. Acting with government support, Japan's army that resided in Manchuria seized Mukden's arsenal, driving out Chinese forces. -
Invasion of Ethiopia
Itlay acquired most of Somaliland in 1889 and secured Eritrea 7 years later. However, the Ethiopians obliterated the fairly large Italian army both in 1887 and 1896, and although reluctant the Italians recognized Ethiopian dependence. Soon enough a dictator known as Benito Mussolini strengthened control in Italy and was determined to restore the splendor of the ancient Roman Empire, eventually Italy gained interest in East Africa, invading Ethiopia by overwhelming them in the process. -
Munich Conference
They gave Hitler land and made him promise to not take anything else, in an attempt to make peace. -
The Battle of Britain
To take over Britain, Hitler destroyed the royal aircraft. Because of the fact that they were outnumbered the British relied upon interception of German messages. -
Blitz
Because of failing to destroy the royal aircraft, Hitler decided to do night bombing attacks. He hoped that fear would force concessions, but the British were prepared and set up evacuation and defense plans. -
Attack on Pearl Harbor.
The Japanese, attack Pearl Harbor as a response to the US, cutting off some of their trade. Due to this, the US no longer was neutral and joined the war. -
Battle of Midway
After the successful attack of Pearl Harbour, the Japanese wanted to finish off the American fleet in the Central Pacific Ocean. When attacked the American fleet avoided surface battle, attacking the Japanese carriers, although a lot of American bombers got struck down they diverted the Japanese, -
China defense Campaign
Since Japan and China had been at war since 1931, China’s poorly armed army was overpowered by the Japanese. Also because of fighting the Japanese, Nationalist Chiang Kai-shek fought off and on with a Chinese Communist Party, making it worse for the Chinese to fight off Japan. -
The Battle of Stalingrad
The Germans seized Voronezh, closed to the Don River, captured Sevastopol, secured Rostov, and pushed past the Don River, after refurbishing their armies. -
Tunisia campaign
Because of how successful they were American and Commonwealth forces pressed into Tunisia, but Germany quickly interveined, reacting quickly taking some of the American forces with them. -
Normandy invasion
Great Britain and the US teamed up to invade through France to talk with the soviet union, because of that a massive Allied force of almost three million built up in the British Islands. -
western pacific campaign
This attack was one of the Kamikaze attacks that Japan did. Japan's suicide bombers took out many of the Americans, yet they were heavily defeated.