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Germany invades Poland
In August of 1939, Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union signed a non-aggression treaty. One week later, Germany invaded Poland and World War II began. The first attack of the war took place on September 1, 1939, as German aircraft bombarded the Polish town of Wielun, killing nearly 1,200. Adolf Hitler seeks to regain lost territory and ultimately rule Poland. https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2011/06/world-war-ii-the-invasion-of-poland-and-the-winter-war/100094/ -
German invaded France and captured Paris
Germans enter Paris on Jun 14, 1940. ... in their capital despaired, French men and women in the west cheered-as Canadian troops rolled through their region, offering hope for a free France yet. ... In early June, General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia began an invasion of the North.
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Germany bombed London, and the Battle of Britain began
Germans begin the first in a long series of bombing raids against Great Britain, as the Battle of Britain, which will last three and a half months, begins.on July 10, 120 German bombers and fighters struck a British shipping convoy in that very Channel. Although Britain had far fewer fighters than the Germans–600 to 1,300–it had a few advantages, made the prospects of a German sneak attack unlikely.
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Lend Lease
Proposed in late 1940 and passed in March 1941, the Lend-Lease Act was the principal means for providing U.S. military aid to foreign nations during World War II. It authorized the president to transfer arms or any other defense materials for which Congress appropriated money to “the government of any country whose defense the President deems vital to the defense of the United States." Allows you to transfer supplies without compensation
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Germany invades Soviet Union
Barbarossa, German codename for the invasion of the USSR which took place on 22 June 1941. Launched by Hitler in violation of the existing non-aggression treaty with Stalin, it was designed to provide the Reich with 'living space in the East'.The campaign was to lay the foundations for the expected conflict with the two Anglo-Saxon powers for primacy as a world.
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Japan bombed Pearl Harbor
hundreds of Japanese fighter planes descended on the base, where they managed to destroy or damage nearly 20 American naval vessels, including eight enormous battleships, and over 300 airplanes.More than 2,400 Americans died in the attack, including civilians, and another 1,000 people were wounded.President Franklin D. Roosevelt asked Congress to declare war on Japan.
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US declares war on Germany and Japan
President Franklin Roosevelt requests, and receives, a declaration of war against Japan. “December 7, 1941—a date which will live in infamy—the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan. No matter how long it may take us to overcome this premeditated invasion, the American people in their righteous might will win through to absolute victory.”
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liberation of Western Europe
D-Day 1944 was the largest seaborne invasion ever to be attempted. The planning for Operation Neptune (and subsequently Operation Overlord) began in 1943. Over the next year, the Allies worked to coordinate a huge invasion while keeping the Germans in the dark.
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Hiroshima and Nagasaki bomb dropping
On August 6, 1945, during World War II (1939-45), an American B-29 bomber dropped the world’s first deployed atomic bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima. The explosion wiped out 90 percent of the city and immediately killed 80,000 people.Three days later, a second B-29 dropped another A-bomb on Nagasaki, killing an estimated 40,000 people.
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US took victory over Japan
August 14, 1945, it was announced that Japan had surrendered unconditionally to the Allies, effectively ending World War II. September 2, 1945, when Japan’s formal surrender took place aboard the U.S.S. Missouri, anchored in Tokyo Bay.Japan’s capitulation in the Pacific brought six years of hostilities to a final and highly anticipated close.
http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/v-j-day
