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Main events of the Second World War

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  • Germany invades Poland

    Germany invades Poland

    Germany invades Poland, marking what many regard as the start of the war, though Japan invaded China on July 7, 1937. Two days later, France and the United Kingdom declare war on Germany.
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    Germany takes control

    Germany takes control of much of the Western Europe, including France
  • Battle of Britian

    Battle of Britian

    Germany launches an air war against United Kingdom
  • Axis Power

    Axis Power

    Germany, Italy and Japan sign the Tripartite Pact
  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor

    Japan's naval air force attacks military bases on Oahu, Hawaii.

  • The United States declares war against Japan

  • The United States declares war against the Axis Powers

    The United States declares war against the Axis Powers

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    Battle of Midway

    The U.S Navy defeats the Japanese navy at the Battle of Midway

  • D-Day

    Allied forces land on the beahes of Normandy, France, marking D-Day
  • Liberation of Paris

    Liberation of Paris

    After more than four years of Nazi occupation, Allies take control of Paris and it is liberated
  • Battle of the Budge

    Battle of the Budge

    Called “the greatest American battle of the war” by Winston Churchill, the Battle of the Bulge in the Ardennes region of Belgium was Adolf Hitler’s last major offensive in World War II against the Western Front. Hitler’s aim was to split the Allies in their drive toward Germany. The German troops’ failure to divide Britain, France and America with the Ardennes offensive paved the way to victory for the allies.
    (https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-the-bulge)