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In 1939, Hitler made new territorial demands in Poland.
Fearing Hitler intended to dominate Europe, Britain and France refused to give in to his demands. -
To defend the balance of power in Europe and safeguard Britain's position in the world.
By the end of the month, Poland had ceased to exist ... and World War II had begun. -
intended to bring the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Armies into positions in Belgium from which they could invade France. -
The Ardennes trapped almost 400,000 British and French soldiers as they fled to the beaches of Dunkirk on the French side of the English Channel.
In less than a week, a makeshift fleet of fishing trawlers, tugboats, river barges, pleasure craft - more than 800 vessels in all - ferried about 330,000 British, French and Belgian troops to safety across the Channel. -
Germany assembled an invasion naval fleet on the French coast and started an air war at the same time over Great Britain. -
The first peacetime draft in United States' history.
16 million men between the ages of 21 and 35 were registered.
Of these, 1 million were to be drafted for one year -
Lend-Lease Act to sell, lease, or lend war materials to “any country whose defense the President deems vital to the defense of the United States.”
American battleships began protecting British ships crossing the Atlantic with supplies for Britain. -
Miller helped carry wounded sailors to safety during the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Two waves of Japanese airplanes attacked the U.S. Pacific fleet stationed in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. -
helped to get the nation's economy back on its feet following the depression. -
In response to the latter's declaration of war upon the Empire of Japan following the attack on Pearl Harbor four days earlier. Germany also declared war on the U.S. the same day. -
it was the first time in World War 2 that the Japanese experienced failure in a major operation; and. the battle stopped the Japanese sea-borne invasion of Port Moresby. -
stopped the growth of Japan in the Pacific and put the United States in a position to begin shrinking the Japanese empire -
Stalin pressured Britain and America to open a “second front” in Western Europe.They launched Operation Torch, an invasion of Axis-controlled North Africa, commanded by Dwight D. Eisenhower. -
the Allies had successfully delivered a devastating blow against the first fascist government in world history when they toppled Mussolini's regime. -
drain German resources and block access to key military sites -
It revealed to the world, the scope of Nazi horrors and gave new meaning to the war. -
it divided Germany and Berlin into four allied zones. -
General Eisenhower accepted the unconditional surrender of the Third Reich.
On May 8, 1945, the Allies celebrated V-E Day - Victory in Europe Day.
The war in Europe was finally over. -
Japan surrendered shortly after the second explosion, once American leaders agreed to allow the Japanese Emperor to remain on this throne. -
Hiroshima was an important Japanese military center.
Forty-three seconds later, almost every building in the city collapsed into dust from the force of the blast.
Hiroshima had ceased to exist.
Still, Japan’s leaders hesitated to surrender. -
Marked the end of world war 2 one of the deadliest and most destructive wars in history -
Allies began moving eastward liberating Paris in August 1944.
However, the Allies advanced so quickly they were caught by surprise when Germans counter-attacked in the Battle of the Bulge in December 1944.
After this battle, the German attack collapsed.