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German troops invade Poland
Forces Allies to declare war. -
Britian and France declare war on Germany
Beginning of WW2 -
Canada declares war on Germany
Canada makes its own choice of joining the war. -
Last day of evacuation of Dunkirk
Proves how fast they can organise something of a very large scale. Even though in my opinon it just proves they are good at running away. -
France surrenders to Germany
Most of Europe is now controlled by Germany. -
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Battle of Britian
A war in the Air between the Luftwaffe and the RAF. -
Germany invades Russia
Germany starts a two front war. -
Pearl Harbour
Changes mind of Americans. Most Americans are now for war. -
U.S. enters war
The strongest country joins the war. -
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Battle of Hong Kong
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Canadians arive at Hong Kong
First Canadians arive at Hong Kong to fight. Even though they know they ca not win. -
Conscription Vote
Vote that forces some Canadians to go to war. -
Dieppe raid
Massive loss of Canadian lives. -
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Allies invade Sicily
Beginning of taking over Italy. -
D-Day
Largest military operation. Allies take controll over a small part on the mainland of Europe making it easier to push Germans back. -
Germany surrenders
Germany officialy losses. -
U.S. drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima
First use of atomic bomb -
U.S. drops atomic bomb on Nagasaki
Forces Japan to surrender. Proves power and availability of atomic bombs. -
Japan surrenders
Japan surrenders after getting attacked with atom bombs.