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When Germany invaded Czechoslovakia, the Union of Nations did not stop nor punish them. This ncouraged the idea that Germany could get away with more.
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Hitler arranged a pact with the Soviets so to avoid having to split up the German armies when there was more then one war-front.
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This was Germany's first invasion since the end of World War I. The invasion of Poland was the first official event of World War II.
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This war was mostly fought on water where many British ships were lost. It was relatively quiet on land when this war was going on.
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This was Canada's first independent declaration of war. In the end of the war, Canada had the fourth largest air force in the world.
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When the Nazis invaded these countries, the world finally started to see that Germany was quickly taking over Europe. Had the war lasted a little longer, Germany probably would have "owned" almost all of Europe.
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The Nazis took over France in just a little over a month. However, it was not easy as there were 163 650 casualties.
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The French, British, and Belgian armies had underestimated the Nazis and were then short-handed at the battle of Dunkirk. Miraculously, hundreds of thousands of soldiers were rescued because of boats that came to shore through the Dunkirk Beach.
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France agreed to sign an armistice. This showed the world that France was giving up.
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Britain was one of the biggest empires at this time. Germany's invasion was a huge "wake-up call" to the world as it showed the power of the Nazis.
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This was the code name for Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union. They attacked 2900 km of warfront which is the largest in the history of warfare.
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This attack on the United States was lead by the Japanese. The intention to keep the U.S. Pacific Fleet from interfering with the military actions that the Japanese were planning.
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This is a map showing how much land the Nazis occupied by 1942. January 1st is not the actually date.
