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Germany invades Poland
Germany invades Poland, and not only Germany but the Soviet Union also invades Poland and the nations known as the Baltic Nations. This happened because Germany wanted to sigh a Nonaggression Pact on Poland. The impact of this invasion started war in most of Europe. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germany-invades-poland -
Germany invades France
Germany invaded France, Belgium and the Netherlands and captures Paris from France. What Germany planned for this invasion was to lead to the fall of the French Army. Although some how France withstood this entire invasion and was still standing. This proved that France had a strong military. http://ww2history.com/experts/Simon_Sebag_Montefiore/Impact_of_German_invasion_of_France -
Germany Bombed London
Germany bombs London in the Battle of Britain. This bombing attack started on September 7, 1940 and continued for 57 days with a bombing attack every night. However all of these bombing attacks just built up the will of the British citizens throughout the war. http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/events/germany_bombs_london -
The US Lend-Lease Act
The United States Passes an act called the Lend-Lease act which allowed the united states to LEND Britain war supplies for military bases in the Bermuda and Caribbean. Roosevelt had Promised to keep America out of the war. This had actually created the way the US would become a key figure in WWII. https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-historical-significance-of-the-Lend-Lease-Act -
Japan Bombed Pearl Harbor
On December 7, 1941, hundreds of Japanese planes bombed Pearl Harbor and the bombing lasted for 2 whole hours. The reason of this attack was to keep the American Fleet out of the Japaneses way when they were to take over Southeastern Asia. Now because of this America then officially joined the war. http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/pearl-harbor -
The US declares war on Japan and Germany
Right after Japan bombed Pearl Harbor we declared war on Japan on December 8, 1941. We also declared war on Germany on December 11, 1941. We did this because they killed at least 1,000 of our soldiers in the bombing of Pearl Harbor. This then created chain of declaration between the US, Germany, and Japan. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-united-states-declares-war-on-japan -
Germany Declares war on the USA after the bombing of Pearl Harbor
The German Dictator, Adolf Hitler declares war on America after Japan bombs Pearl Harbor. He had agreed with his Japanese Partner Hideki Tojo to join in this war against America. The significance of this was that it officially involved america in WWII. This had broken the period in which america had stayed neutral. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germany-declares-war-on-the-united-states -
The Battle of Midway
The US was victorious over Japan in the battle of midway. This battle happened thanks to Japans desire to destroy the last of the American carriers that survived the bombing of Pearl Harbor. This winning was the turning point of the war for the Pacific. http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-midway -
Germany invades the Soviet Union
The code name of this invasion was Operation Barbarossa. The reason for this was that Adolf Hitler had thought that the German forces could use something called Blitzkrieg tactics on the Soviet Union. Although the Soviet Union defeated Germany at the Battle of Stalingrad and was the turning point of the war for Eastern Europe. http://www.theholocaustexplained.org/ks4/the-final-solution/from-invasions-to-murder/why-did-hitler-order-the-invasion-of-the-soviet-union/#.WP5nQ4grLIU -
D-Day
D-Day was the day that many Allied troops landed in Normandy, France to finally begin the liberation of Western Europe from the Nazis control. Hitler and everyone else knew that we would attack the Northwestern part of Europe in the spring of 1944. This event freed France and ended the war for Europe. Although the US still had Japan to handle. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/d-day -
The Atomic Bombs
On this day, the US ended WWII by dropping two Atomic Bombs on Japan in the locations of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The nicknames of these two bombs were "Little Boy" on Hiroshima and "Fat Man" on Nagasaki. Japan was then forced to surrender. Then the US had officially won the war.
