German forces swept into France through neutral Belgium
France was forced to surrender
Hitler- made a mistake by with invasion the Soviet Union
Japanese forces attacked the U.S. fleet at Pearl Harbor as a response to the U.S. oil embargo but also part of Japan’s plan to invade Southeast Asia, where they could obtain their own oil
combined forces( brtish and american troops? ) invaded italy
British, U.S., and allied forces landed in Normandy, and began to push towards Germany
the Soviets captured Berlin—and Germany surrendered
United States dropped two nuclear bombs on Japanese cities—Hiroshima and Nagasaki three days later. The devastation caused by these bombs forced Japan to surrender