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Germany Invades Poland
On this day in time Germany invaded Poland. The Germans were mad about how unfare the Treaty of Versises was to their counrty. Germnay had lost most of its country in WW1 and lost what we now call Poland. Poland was a lot of land and Germany wanted it back. In doing so thay rebeled against the treaty and caused the start of WW2.
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Germany Invades France and takes over Paris
On this day Germany invaded Paris in hopes to conquer the city. America said that they would only supply France with supplies, not fighting assenstance. France wrote President Franklin Roosevelt a letter about how they needed help. But Roosevelt told France that they did not want to join another war. They lost the war and Germany was one step closer to winning the war. http://www.history.co.uk/study-topics/history-of-ww2/fall-of-france -
London Blitz
The London Blitz was a time during WW2 when Germany bombed the city of London for 8 months. Many people died. But luckly London has the underground, this is where many people fled to. The Blitz caused the Battle of Britian.
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Lend Lease Act
This is still in the time where America was not in the war. But the US agreed to help foregin countries like Great Britian and France. At the time it was all President Roosevelt could do without breaking the law. The US ended up helping many countries when they needed it most. http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/lend-lease-act -
Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor was an suprise attack on the US by Japan. Pearl Harbor is a inportant naval base to the US. It was a threat to the Japanese since America was helping China against Japan. Many people died and the base was destroyed. This caused the US to declare war on Japan. http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/pearl-harbor -
The US joins World War 2
After Pearl Harbor the US declared war on Japan. Germany and Japan were allies. Germany declared war on the US. The allied powers were formed. Great Britian, France, and the US. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germany-declares-war-on-the-united-states -
Operation Barbarossa
Germany invaded the Soviet Union in hopes of taking it over easily. But Russia fought back. After a hard battle the Soviet Union ended up winning. It was a turning point in European war. And it gave hope to the fight against Germany. http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/operation-barbarossa -
Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway was a navel battle that the US won. It was the first battle that the US won. The battle gave America hope for the war. The US made its way in hopes to take over islands in Japan. http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-midway -
D-Day
This is when the US invaded Normandy. It was stupied idea because the Germans were at the top of hills and easialy shot down the coming soilders. After the brutial war the US pulled through and ended up winning. 2,499 US soilders died. But a total of 4,413 died all together. http://www.army.mil/d-day/ -
The US wins the war
The US had been secretly planing the biggest bomb of all time. They finally finnsihed and were ready to drop it on Japan. They gave Japan one more time surrounder. But they rufused. America dropped the bomb and Japan surrurened. Causeing the end of WW2. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/atomic-bomb-dropped-on-hiroshima
