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The german decision to invade poland mark 's the Beginning of the second greats war the world has ever witneesed.
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The end of this war between the Russian and Finland. showed Russian military weakness to the Nazi army of Hitler.
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The Japanies Join the axis to fight a long side the german forces and try to defeat the allies
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In violation of the August 1939 Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, a treaty of non-aggression between Germany and the Soviet Union, Hitler launches a massive assault, known as Operation Barbarossa, on the Soviet Union. Germany is now fighting a war on two fronts.
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Japan launches a surprise air assault on the U.S. air base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, sinking four battleships, destroying 188 aircraft and killing 2,402 Navy personnel. The following day the United States and Britain declare war on Japan. On December 11, Germany declares war on the United States.
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The Germany Navy launches a series of nighttime attacks along the Atlantic coast of the United States, sinking 348 ships over a four-month period. During this time the U.S. Navy manages to sink only two German submarines (U-Boats).
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Following on the heels of the first Allied victory against the Japanese, in the Battle of the Coral Sea in May 1942. The Battle of Midway is a turning point in the war in the Pacific. The United States achieves a dramatic win, destroying four Japanese aircraft carriers.
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Operation Torch begins, as British and American troops land in Morocco and Algeria. Over the next year, the Allies will wrest control of North Africa from the Axis powers, allowing the Allies to use North Africa as a staging ground for the invasion of Italy in July 1943.
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Hitler launches a massive counter-offensive in the Argonne Forest in eastern France, creating a “bulge” in the Allied lines. During 12 days of intense fighting, 19,276 Americans will die — more than in any other European battle of WWII.
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To put an end to this long and devisteding war the united state decided to use the atomic bomb on the two greatest cities of Japan. This bombing but the U.S brought an end to world war two.