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Germany occupies the Rhineland and Czechoslovakia.
Britain and France agreed to protect Poland.
Germany signed non-agressive pact with Russia. -
Took seven days.
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The Allies had declared war on Germany, but nothing actually happened.
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Germany invaded Holland, Belgium and France.
All three countries surrended in weeks. -
The Axis forces were winning the war during this period.
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Germany invades USSR, who then joins Britain.
Japan attacks USA, who then joins the Allies.
Britain is no longer alone.
European war becomes a World War. -
The Allies were winning the war in this period.
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Berlin, capital of Germany, captured by the Red Army (USSR).
Germany surrenders on May the 8th. -
Atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Japan surrenders. -
50 million dead.
6 million Jewish people fdied in the Final Solution.
80,000 Japanese people died in one bomb blast.
Millions are homeless.
Cities, towns and villages are in ruins.
