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Hitler Militarizes Rhineland
Adolf Hitler had sent troops to a German land that bordered France. This action was a violation of the Treaty Of Versailles, however no powers took affirmative actions. This only boosted Hitler's ego and allowed him to continue to violate the treaty. -
Germany Invades Poland
Germany invades the country, Poland, with a Blittzkrieg assult. This action initiated the countries of France and Britain to declare War. -
Germany Invades France
After the invasion of Poland, both France and Britain had declared war on Germany. France was the first of the two to be invaded. Both Britain and France were not offensively attacking. -
France
After the invasion of Germany into France, many causalities were involved before France had to surrender. Only six weeks into the war, France had asked for peace. -
Hitler Breaks non-aggression Act
Hitler had previously agreed to a non-aggression pact made with the Soviet Union. He shortly turned his back on the agreement, and invaded the Soviets anyway, leaving their Union in shambles, and destroying communism. -
Pearl Harbor
While many conflicts in Europe were emerging. Japan decided to initiate its role in the war on the United States. Japanese air forces bombed the U.S. naval base of Pearl Harbor. -
Discovery of Nazi Death Camps
After many conflicts, the soviet union had came across a previous camp, built to kill mass amounts of Jews, destroyed and abandoned. The Nazi's tried to cover up their actions, however their efforts were futile. -
D Day
After the U.S. declared war, the Allied Powers took their first attack at the coast of France. This day had became known as D Day because of the gruesome, but necessary, first weeks of combat. The allied powers were successful in doing this. -
Germany Surrenders
Nazi Germany had surrendered to the allied powers, on May 7th, of 1945. This stopped conflict with the European powers, and a treaty was signed. -
Japan Surrenders
Shortly after Germany had surrendered, The United States wanted to ensure a quick end with nuclear weapons. The two nuclear bombs, dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, forced the Japanese to surrender. This ends WW2 completely, with Allied Powres as vicotious.
