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Nazi Germany Established
Many people believe that World War II was started by Adolf Hitler and his defying of the Treaty of Versailles (the previous treaty from World War I). Adolf Hitler had started rebuilding his army and had stopped paying war damages. This caused a disruption from the Allies and started World War II.
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Italy Invasion of Ethiopia
This was also a very key event in World War 2, because the people in the world hated Mussolini and Italy for using illegal mustard gas to claim Ethiopia, and Mussolini had only one persone to turn to, Hitler. That was one of the reasons that Nazi Germany and Italy became Allies. Jacob Rowsell -
Nazi Germany Invades Poland
This was the official start of World War 2, this is when Nazi Germany invaded Poland and France and Britian where quick to respond. Germany was tricked by Nazi propaganda to invade Poland, Nazis saying that ethnic Germans are being terrorized in Poland and Hitler saying that he needs to stop that with force. Jacob Rowsell -
Battle Of The Atlantic Begins
This was the start of a long battle that would last a long time. This would end up being when the Nazi u-boats tried to sink Allied boats and later the concept of the convoy and end up being a huge win for the Allies ending the German advance to North America and keeping the supplies going to Britian. Jacob Rowsell -
Canada Enters the War
This was a really big step for Canada definding France and Britian and declaring war on Germany. Canada would now become part of the Allies and in the future getting both huge wins and losses and helping the Allies win the war. Jacob Rowsell -
Nazi Germany Invades the Soviet Union
This ended up being a huge mistake for Nazi Germany turning the powerful Soviet Union from an Ally to an enemy for the Axis. Nazi Germany made it all the way to Moscow and Stalingrad, but underestimated the Russian winter and lost ground all the way to Germany. Jacob Rowsell -
Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbour
This was also a huge mistake for the Axis, messing with the US and turning the US from a neutral country to a member of the Allies. Jacob Rowsell -
Japanese Invasion of Thailand
Japan wasn't really involved in the war, until they started agreeing with what Germany was doing. Purifying the race. After taking over China, they attacked Thailand and, Thailand went down without a fight. Now the Allies were fighting against Japan and Germany. This was the day after the Pearl Harbour attack and they say that this started the War of the Pacific.
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Dieppe Raid
This ended up being a huge catastrophie for the Canadians as a huge loss to the Germans and a huge embarassment to the Canadians. But they say there was lessons learned in Dieppe, and it must have because thay used this information to help with the full scale invasion of France in 1944. -
Stalingrad
Stalingrad and the invasion or the U.S.S.R. was Hitler's first big mistake. Thinking he could conquer Russia, Hitler sent his troops in not expecting the blockade of the Russian army. After a long, cold fight, the Nazis in Russia were forced to surrender from sheer cold and hunger.
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Canadian Invasion of Ortona, Italy
This was a huge win for the Canadians in Italy, winning a battle that Hitler said they must have defended and a stepping stone to force the Axis up through Italy. Jacob Rowsell -
Invasion of Normandy, France
The failure of Dieppe helped the Allies win this battle in a full scale invasion of France, starting with Normandy. This was part of the end of the war and now the Allies are pushing the Nazis to Germany. Jacob Rowsell -
The Scheldt
A military operation for the first Canadian Army. The Allies versus Germany. This small war ended on November 8, 1844 and was a win for the Allies, so they could now get shipping into Antwerp. -
Iwo Jima.
Iwo Jima, a small island in the Pacific Ocean was a goal for the American Navy. The War against Japan went on throughout February of 1945, and ended on Feb.23, 1945 with the Amercian flag being raised high above the heads of the victorious Amercian Army.
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Adolf Hitler Commits Suicide
This was when people were conserned ended World War 2 and the war with Germany. This was because Adolf Hitler, the leader of Nazi Germany committed suicide with a gunshot in his bunker. Hitler also died with his wife, Eva Hitler by her ingesting cyanide. Jacob Rowsell -
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American Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
This was the cause of the end of war with Japan. On August 6th and August 9th 2 atomic bombs were dropped, causing devistation within Japan and forcing them into surrender but the Japaniese surrender came with a costly price with 250,000 Japaniese people dead after both atomic bombs were dropped.
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V-J Day
This day was the formal day that Victory in Japan was declared. Japan had still been strong after Victory in Europe, but the making and dropping of the Atomic Bomb, brought Japan down fast. Japan surrendered after the second Atomic Bomb was dropped.
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