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Germany invades Poland
Germany takes a chance in order to take over Poland. First Hitler decides that they need to take out their armoured corps which hitler believed would quickly take out poland. H then judged that the prime ministers would rather make a peace treaty rather than start a war. -
The U.S. gives supplies to Britain war supplies
in order to get backup from britan America gave Britain war supplies -
Germany invades France
Germany decided to invade France by using air raids. they then brought in their army to fight against the french, but they went around the french and took control of paris. -
the Battle of Britain begins
In the summer of 1940, Britain made a stand against hitler. the piolots of RAF who became known as the "few" stood up to wave after wave of German fighters and bombers sending a clear messge to hitler that they will never surrender. -
Japan bombs pearl harbour
on a sunday morning Americans woke to the horrific news that Japan had attacked pearl harbour. This attack killed over 2,400 Americans, and wounded 1,178. -
The battle of midway
when the Japanese showed up to midway american bombers from midway attacked the Japs invasion fleet with no success, However, Americans fleets ruined yamamoto did not expect the american fleet to arrive before they returned. the dive bombers dove into the ships Kaga and Akagi and began uncontrollable fires, and were destroyed. -
Germany invades the soviet union
hitler sent one of his troops towards Baku and the other towards stalingrad and volga. the fighting retreat put strain on germany's supply line, and the soviet soldiers were told to retreat to avoid capture and continue to fight. in the spring of 1944, the soviets invaded germany and hitler knowing they were going to be dfeated, destroyed anything that would be useful to the soviet army.