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Invasion of Poland
By the USSR and Germany, beginning World War II. Most of Poland is taken in days. This is one of the events that sparked World War II -
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World War II
The second World War between the Axis Powers and the Allies -
Battle of Britian
The Battle of Britain took place between August and September 1940. After the success of Blitzkrieg, the evacuation of Dunkirk and the surrender of France, Britain was by herself. The Battle of Britain remains one of the most famous battles of World War Two. -
German Forces Invade Russia
German forces invaded Russia. The Germans advanced on a 2,000 mile-long front. Together with their allies, they were able to mass 3,000,000 troops. Initially, the Russians had 2,000,000 troops. German troops advanced along the hod front. By September, they began laying seige to Lenningrad, and then captured Kiev. By the end of October, the Germans had reached Crimea in the south and Moscow's suburbs in the north. -
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
The Japaneese Navy attacked the Naval base at Pearl Harbor. Many lifes were lost including 1,177 Military personel -
United States Officially joins World War II
The US joins the war after the bombings of Pearl Harbor. They had joined the allied side since Japan had bombed Pearl Harbor. Japan was part of the Axis Powers -
D-Day
Allied Expeditionary Force under Dwight Eisenhower lands on the coast of northern France on what will later be called "D-Day". The "Second Front" that Stalin has been demanding for three years is now open. -
The Battle of Berlin
The Battle for Berlin all but marked the end of World War Two in Europe. The Battle for Berlin, along with the Battle of Britain, the Battle of the Atlantic and D-Day, was of vital importance in the European sector. It was fought between April and May 1945, and the Russian victory saw the end of Hitler's Third Reich and the occupation of the city by the Red Army before it was divided into four as a result of the wartime meetings between the Allies. -
Adolf Hitler Commits Suicide
While a streetfight in Berlin broke out between the Nazis and the Soviet Union Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun commited suicide helping to bring World War II in Europe to an end. -
Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The atomic bombings of the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan were conducted by the United States during the final stages of World War II in 1945. Together with the United Kingdom and the Republic of China, the United States called for a surrender of Japan in the Potsdam Declaration on 26 July 1945, threatening Japan with "prompt and utter destruction". The Japanese government ignored this ultimatum, and the United States deployed two nuclear weapons developed by the Manhattan Project. -
Japan Surrenders to Allies
Japan surrenders to the Allies after the United States dropped 2 nuclear bombs on Japan. This was the last Axis Power to surrender to the Allies. This was the end of World War II
