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Germany begun it's invasion of poland, Starting the Second World War in Europe.
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• Great Britain and France declared war on Germany because they atacked Poland.
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France surrenders to Germany by signing an armistice agreement giving Germany the northern half of the country and the Atlantic coast.
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• Nazi Germany loses the aerial fight known as the Battle of Britain.
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Bulgaria became a member of the Axis Powers.
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After Finland joining the Axis, they started operation Barbarosa. A failed operation that broke the peace treaty by invading the Soviet Union.
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Japan overran French Indochina, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. After this Roosevelt cut of Japan of oil.
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The battle of Pearl Harbor, also known as “Day of infamy”. Japan made the first attack to the United States in the pearl harbor Naval Station located in Hawaii.
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“The final solution” began, the extermination of Jews in a systematic matter. (Homicide of Jews)
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16 B-25 bombers bombed Tokyo and other important Japanese cities. Although there wasn’t huge physical damage, it made the point to show the Japanese that they were vulnerable to attacks.
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United States got information of Japan’s plans to attack the Midway Islands and ambushed them. The US won that battle after destroying over 300 Japanese planes, 4 aircraft carriers, and killing over 3,00 Japanese.
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The begining of The Battle of Guadalcanal, The United States fought japan for the island Guadalcanal, where the Japanese were building a huge air base. The battle ended in february 1943 with a victory for the united states. http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/fileadmin/historyLearningSite/guad.jpg
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Normandy Landings also knows as D-Day. The US and UK started the invasion in France, starting in Normandy, where they established land on the beach.
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The Americans were taken by surprise by the Germans, they were able to resist until good flying weather allowed their air superiority to help.
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Conference with heads of government from US, UK Soviet union, for discussing Europe’s post war organization.
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The U.S. Tenth Army landed on Okinawa, close to mainland japan. The Japanese decided to not defend the beaches but to make defend lines in the southern tip of the island.
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The unconditional Surrender of Germany was signed.
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The United States dropped the first nuclear bomb in Japan, in Hiroshima. The explosion destroyed 90% of the city and immediately killed 80,000 civilians.
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The United States dropped the second nuclear bomb in Japan, this time in Nagasaki. That bomb instantly killed 40,000 people and caused Japan’s surrender.
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Although japan had announced its surrender in august 14, the formal unconditional surrender signing happened until September 2 in the Missouri battleship.
