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Germany Invades Czechoslovakia
A surrender document was signed and Hitler road in to the Capital with his troops but was greeted by very angry crowds. -
Soviet- Nazi Pact
August 23, 1939 Russia and Germany agrees to sign a nonaggression pact.
August 28, 1939, the Nazi-Soviet Pact was signed in Moscow. Under the terms of the agreement, both countries promised to remain neutral if either country became involved in a war. -
The Invasion of Poland
Germany launched a full invasion on Poland. Poland's army was no match for the new technology that Germany had. While the Polish army was stuck fighting on the ground Germany's aircraft was far more sufficiated. This marked the start of Wold War II. Poland was not able to guard its 1750 miles of border from the Germans and their superior war equipment. -
Canada Enters the War
September 10, 1939 Canada declares war on Germany.
Prime Minister King hoped that Canada’s involvement in the war would be limited
Canada introduced the war tax on September 12, 1939 to help fund the war. Canadian’s were convinced that Germany was a threat when a passenger liner named Athenia was torpedoed and 200 passengers died including and a young girl from Hamilton Ontario. -
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Phony War (Sitzkrieg)
European powers had declared war on each other but neither side had made a commitment to launch an attack.
Sitzkrieg means warfare marked by a lack of aggression or progress. -
The Invasion of Norway and Denmark
It was the start of the war in Western Europe and end of the Phony War.
Denmark surrendered to safe itself.
Hitler wanted control of Norway to gain control of the North Sea to make it easy to for ships to reach the Atlantic -
The Invasion of Holland and Belgium
Germany invades Holland and Belgium on May 10, 1940
Belgium felt they were safe from Hilter because they were neutral. -
The Miracle at Dunkirk
May 27, 1940 a heavy fog rolled in and covered over the French Channel, The German’s were not aware that British ships crossed undetected and about 300,000 soldiers were rescued and brought back to England safely. -
Invasion of France
The Germans invaded France on June 10, 1940
The Germans demonstrated they had superior warfare strategies while the French relied on outdated defensive tactics used in World War I -
The Fall of France
The Germans took Paris on June 14, 1940 and attacked the Maginot Line that the French relied very heavily to protect them.
The Germans knew the French relied on the line and used that against them.
The German army occupied France in six weeks -
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The Battle of Britain
Aerial conflict between British and German air forces.
Winston Churchill announced the battle of France is over and the battle of Britain is about to begin.
The battle was fought in four phases over the months of July 10 to October 31, 1940 -
Operation Barbarossa
The name given to Germany's invasion of Russia.
This was the largest military attack of world war II.
Hitler was quoted as saying “when the attack on Russia starts the world will hold its breath.” -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
The Japanese Navy launched a surprise attack on the United States naval base. The next day United States declared war on Japan which resulted in their entry of World War II.
President Roosevelt declared December 7th as “a date which will live in infamy” -
Nazi Occupation
