World War 2 Timeline

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    Invasion of Poland

    German troops invaded Poland on September 1, 1939, triggering World War II. This is important because this is how WW2 started
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    Invasion of France

    The Germans invade France that caused France to declare war. This is important because the nazi were trying to get france so then france had to declare war.
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    Battle of Brtiain

    The British fought the nazis because if hitlers invasion worked and if he won, he could have lots of power. But thankfuly the british won.
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    Lend-Lease Act

    The lend lease act was to let President Roosevelt send unilimited ammo, food, tanks, and etc to the people in Europe. This is important because so the U.S can send supplies to the soldiers in Europe and so they dont rely on survival tatics for the rest of the war.
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    Attack on Pearl Harbor

    The Pearl Harbor attack was a surprise attack made by Japan, This was important because this is how it led to the U.S entering WW 2.
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    Battle of Midway

    The battle of midway was a surprise naval attack on large fleets that japan had. This was important because like japan they did a surprise attack on pearl harbor that killed lots of people, so the U.S did the attack on Japan's naval ships so they cant travel anywhere for a little time.
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    Battle of Salingrad

    The Battle of Stalingrad marked the end of Germany's advances into eastern Europe and Russia. And this is important because the battle was the first major German loss during World War II.
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    D-Day

    The American and British invasion of France was a top-secret mission. When they landed on the beaches of Normandy on June 6, the goal of every soldier was to drive the german military back. This was important because this is how they stopped most of the nazis.
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    v-e (victory in europe) day

    Great Britain and the United States celebrate Victory in Europe Day. Also in formerly occupied cities in Western Europe, put out flags and banners, and agreeing in the defeat of the Nazi war machine during World War II.
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    Dropping of the atomic bombs

    The U.S dropped two nuclear bombs over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, killing over more than 129,000. And this was important because this is how Japan surrendered cause that nuke killed lots of its people.