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Germany invaded Poland
German forces bombard Poland on land and from the air, as Adolf Hitler seeks to regain lost territory and ultimately rule Poland. -
Liberation of western Europe
the Battle of Normandy, resulted in the Allied liberation of Western Europe from Nazi Germany's control. -
German attacks France
French commanders had believed that German forces would attack through central Belgium as they had in World War I, and rushed forces to the Franco-Belgian border to meet the German attack. -
The Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain was a military campaign of the Second World War, in which the Royal Air Force defended the United Kingdom against large-scale attacks by the German Air Force. -
the united states gave briatain a lend lease
this act set up a system that would allow the United States to lend or lease war supplies to any nation deemed "vital to the defense of the United States -
germany declared war on united states and the united states declared war on japan and germany
On 11 December 1941, four days after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and the United States declaration of war against the Japanese Empire, Nazi Germany declared war against the United States, in response to what was claimed to be a series of provocations by the United States government -
Germany invaded the soviet union
Operation Barbarossa was the code name for the Axis invasion of the Soviet Union -
japan bombed pearl harbor
The Japanese attack had several major aims. First, it intended to destroy important American fleet units, thereby preventing the Pacific Fleet from interfering with Japanese conquest of the Dutch East Indies and Malaya and to enable Japan to conquer Southeast Asia without interference -
Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway was a naval battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II which occurred between 4 and 7 June 1942, only six months after Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor and one month after the Battle of the Coral Sea -
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
President Harry S. Truman, warned by some of his advisers that any attempt to invade Japan would result in to a bad situation, but that the new weapon be used to bring the war to a speedy end.
