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he invaded poland
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Hitler launched his blitzkrieg (lightning war) against Holland and Belgium. Rotterdam was bombed almost to extinction. Both countries were occupied.
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Neville Chamberlain resigned after pressure from Labour members for a more active prosecution of the war and Winston Churchill became the new head of the wartime coalition government.
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The British commander-in-chief, General Gort, had been forced to retreat to the coast at Dunkirk.
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Italy entered the war as well
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France signed with geramny
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mutual alliance was signed by Germany, Italy and Japan.
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The Japanese, who were already waging war against the Chinese, attacked the US pacific fleet at Pearl Harbour
