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How did it start?
The Nazi's declare war on poland and France, and all of Britain declared war on Germany. http://www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/Britain.html -
Britain Airforce
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Another invasion of Warsaw, the capital of Poland
Poland was trapped between west and east. They had nothing left but to fight soviets.http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/soviet-union-invades-poland -
Warsaw, Poland
Warsaw surrenders to Nazis. 140,000 Polish troops were taken to prison by the German invaders. -
Assassination
An attempt to assassinate Hitler fails. A bomb exploded 12 minutes after Hitler gave his speech and left the hall
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League of Nations
The soviet union was expelled from the League of Nations because of an unprovoked attack against Finland. -
Paris Bombing
the German air force bombs Paris killing 254 people. Germany wanted to wreck France's economy and military, and reduce their population, The bombing caused a lot of terror for France.http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germans-bomb-paris -
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Armistice
France signs an armistice with Nazi Germany but the armistice went to action on June 25th -
Lend-Lease act
Roosevelt signs the lend-lease act which was the principle mean for providing the U.S. military force to foreign nations to world war II. -
Operation Barbarossa
Germany attacks Soviet union as operation Barbarossa begins. German soldiers battle the Russians after the start of Operation Barbarossa, the Nazi invasion of Soviet Russia. -
Jews
A mass murder of Jews by gassing occurred in Auschwitz. The lives of many innocent Jews were lot because of this -
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Casablanca Conference
Casablanca conference between Churchill and Roosevelt. During the conference, Roosevelt says the war can end only with German surrender. -
Mussolini
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Italy declares war
Italy declares war on Germany. King Victor Emanuel began negotiating with Dwight Eisenhower which caused the war. -
D-day
Allies chose this day for the invasion of France. Allied planes dropped paratroopers behind enemy lines and the result was that within a month all of France was free. (Textbook) -
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Yalta conference
Roosevet, Stalin, and Churchill meet at Yalta and make an agreement that Soviet union would enter the war against japan within three months of Germany's surrender. -
Mussolini's death
Mussolini and his mistress were captured and shot my Italian partisans while the couple was trying to flee to Switzerland. -
Adolf Hitler's death
Adolf Hitler commits suicide. He swallows a cyanide capsule and shoots himself in the head. This ended Hitler's dream which was his 1000 year reich. -
Victory in Europe
on this day both Great Britain and United states celebrate victory by putting out flags and banners rejoicing in the defeat of the Nazi war. -
Japan Surrenders
Japan signs the surrender agreement and surrenders to the allies which brings WWII to an end
