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The Japanese invaded Manchuria.
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The Germans invaded Poland/Blitzkrieg
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The fall of Belguim had trapped British forces. They could only escape back to european land through they french coast port, called Dunkirk. They enrolled civilians to bring boats across and ended up rescing a grand total of 338,226 men.
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The Battle of Britain was a struggle between the German Luftwaffe and the British Royal Air force. Hitler lost the Battle of Britain in the air and was forced to abandon his plans for invasion.
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Air raids began on Paris. Not long after 2000 tanksrolled towards the capital.
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This was not successful. Less than a week later, the French government asked for a armistice.
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The Germans partolledd the British coast line to stop all supplys from America from getting to Britain. The British retaliated by using a method simular to radar to detect them.
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The Germans were allowed to occupy more than half of France, including the Atlantic and English Channel Coasts. Hitler left southern France unoccupied.
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Russia invaded Poland from the East, dividing the country with the Germans. The Russians then absorbed Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.
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The Russians invaded Finland. The Finns fought back and retained their independence.
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Germans invade Russia fron the eastern front. They run into trouble in the extreme winter with their supply lines.
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Japan declares was on the United States and Britain. Japan bombed the navel base at Pearl Harbor in Hawii. Over 2000 Americans were killed. The US was then invoved in the war.
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The day after Pearl Harbor Japan took over the Philippines. This then lead to Japan ruling all east Asia.
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Houseto house fighting in Russia led to a german defeat. Thousands of Russians died daily trying to stop Germany.
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In an effort to gain control of the capital city they landed on the peninsula and fort their way up until they got trapped on the beaches and they evacuated after May 23, 1944.
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The British used fack tanks to distract the Egyptions while they attacked from the other side. They prevailed because they simply had better fire power
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Nearly a year after Pearl Harbor, 185,000 soldiers landed on the northeren coast of Africa in Algeria.
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This was and continues to be the biggest military assult in history. The Allies landed on the beaches. The worse battle was on Omaha beach where American soliders were mown down as they stepped off the landing craft.
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The day when the World War II Allies formally accepted the unconditional surrender of the armed forces of Nazi Germany and the end of Adolf Hitler's Third Reich. Also known as Victory in Europe Day.
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The surrender of Japan. This ended World War II. Also known as Victory over Japan Day.
