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Declaration of War by France and the UK
Germany had pushed too far and could no longer be ignored, appeasement ends. The Declaration of war by France and the United Kingdom was given on 3rd September 1939, after German forces invaded Poland. Australian Prime Minister Robert Menzies asked the British government to notify Germany that Australia was an associte of the United Kingdom. -
Italy declares was on France and Great Britain
Italy declares war on France and Great Britain. 10th June 1940, after withholding formal allegiance to either side in the battle between Germany and the Allies, Benito Mussolini, dictator of Italy, declares war on France and Great Britain -
Japan Attacks the US
Japan attackes the U.S. Navel base at Pearl Harbour on December 7, 1941. THe Japanese launched its Pacific offensive with Thailand, Malaya, the Philiippines and Pearl Harbour, Hawaii all suffering attacks. -
the US and Britain declare war on Japan
United States and Birtain declared war on Japan on December 8, 1941. THe United Kingdom's interest in the pacific (Singapore, Australia and New Zealand) technically decalred war on Japan before the U.S. did. -
Australia Declares was on Japan
On 9 December, 1941, Australia's governer general, Alexander Hore-Ruthven, delcared that Australia was at war with Japan. -
United States declaration of war upon Germany.
On December 11, 1941, the United States Congress declared war upon Germany, hours after Germnay declared war on the United States after the attack on Pearl Harbour by the Empire of Japan.