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beginning of the war
Adolf Hitler had plans of world domination. He made an alliance with Russia and Joseph Stalin to invade Poland, Great Britian and France had an alliance with Poland to protect and support them. -
Invasion of Poland
Without Germany declaring war, they invade Poland.The planned air and land attack was directed with very brutal efficiency that "blitzkrieg" becomes a feared offensive tactic. -
The invasion of Germany,Holland and Luxembourg.
Germany invades Belgium,Holland, and Luxembourg. Because of the lack of success when it came to his appeasement policies. Standing alone, Churchill soon began conferring with U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt for aid to the British cause. -
The battle of Britain
The Battle Of Britain begins. The fight that occured in the air was designed to demolish the RAF and facilitate the German invasion opens with the Luftwaffe outnumbering its emenies in operational aircraft: 2,669 to 704. -
Pearl Harbor
The Japanese had attacked the warships of Pearl Harbor -
battle of midway
The Battle of Midway was fought from June 4th until June 7th.This battle was the first defeat of the Japanese Navy in 350 years.The Japanese had hoped to destroy everything that was left of the Pacific fleet, take Hawaii, hold its people hostage and force the United States to sue for peace. -
The Battle of the Bismarck Sea
The Battle of the Bismarck Sea is fought for control of New Guinea. The decisive American victory forces the Japanese to re-enforce its troops by submarine — a defensive strategy employed to prevent the continued loss of transports and warships. The battle removes a threat to General Douglas MacArthur's invasion plans. -
The American's stop the German advance
The Americans stopped the German advance thirty miles west of Bastogne. The next day a few American tanks broke through the German lines and link up the 101st Airborne inside Bastogne. -
Russian Troops Fighting in 1945
Russian troops fight in order to get into the Reichstag , the symbol of German power. Not even a half a mile away, under the rubble, Adolf Hitler and his closest assistants gather in their bunker. Later in the afternoon, Hitler names Admiral Karl Donitz to succeed him, then shoots himself in the mouth. -
Invasion of the Japanese Mainland
There was a plan to invade the Japanese mainland on the island of Kyushu. More than 500,000 Japanese army troops were already in position to attack them and six million others were either under arms or ready to be called up. Women and school children were drilling with sharpened bamboo spears.
