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Germany Invades Poland
Germany invaded Poland, as part of their reunion of all German speaking nations. Poland fell in weeks with littler resistance. This marked the beginning of Germany's attempt to conquer Europe.
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Germany invades France and captures Paris
Germany surprises France with an invasion after France allowed Hitler to re militarize their designated nonmilitant zone. This shows Germany was capable of taking over a a world power.
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Germany Bombs London
Germany began an all aerial assault on London. They wanted to eliminate their opposition quickly. As a result, London was weakened.
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Lend Lease Act Passed
The Lend Lease Act was passed to help supply allied forces with weapons, while also staying out of the war. This allowed Europe to fight back against Germany.
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Operation Barbarossa
This was the invasion of the Soviet Union by Germany. Germany was stalled and failed, showing that they would not be unstoppable against the Soviets.
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Pearl Harbor
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor to weaken the United States' navy. This led to the United States entering the war.
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Germany Declares war on United States
Following the Pearl Harbor attacks, Germany declared war on the Untied States . This meant the United States was fully at war.
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Bataan Death March
Japan marched captured Filipinos and Americans 65 miles. Many died along the way, and most of the survivors didn't live through the voyages to islands afterwards.
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Battle of Midway
The United States gained momentum from defeating Japan. It was Japans' first major defeat in the Pacific.
https://warontherocks.com/2013/09/the-importance-of-the-battle-of-midway/ -
Stalingrad Ends
The Soviet Union defends Stalingrad. This was Germany's final advance on the Eastern Front.
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Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
Jews revolted in the Warsaw ghetto. German troops eventually deported or killed the Jews after the revolt was stopped.
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D-Day
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Battle of the Bulge
This was Germany's last major attack of the war. This was the beginning of Germany's end.
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Liberation of Concentration Camps
Soviet Soldiers freed imprisoned Jews. This was basically a freedom from Hell for the Jewish people.
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Iwo Jima
Iwo Jima was captured by the United States. The United States was able to take control of the two airfields there, so Japan had less options to attack from.
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US bombs Japan
Hiroshima was the first Atomic bomb target in Japan. Nagasaki was also bombed 3 days later. This effectively ended Japan's involvement with WWII.
