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Hitler plans to unify all German-speaking people. He annexed Austria then demanded the liberation of German people in the region of Czechoslovakia. Neville Chamberlain flew to Germany to attempt a settlement before war broke out.
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Hitler, Chamberlain, Daladier of France and Mussolini of Italy met and agreed that Hitler should have the Sudetanland of Czechoslovakia. The Czechs were not represented at the meeting and were forced to surrender the Sudetenland to Germany.
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Despite the promises given by Hitler in the Treaty of Munich, he marched into Czechoslovakia and occupied the country.
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Britain had begun re-arming adding a new radar early warning system that was installed along the east coast. Assurances were given to Poland who was being threatened by the "Fuhrer" also known as Hitler, the German leader.
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Hitler and Stalin signed a non-aggression pact which proved to have included secret clauses for the division of Poland within it.
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German troops overrun and capture Poland.
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The months following Britain’s declaration of war are referred to as the ‘phoney war’ because Britain didn't make any military action.
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Britain and France declare war on Germany. Neville Chamberlain was first to broadcast the announcement that the country was at war.
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Germany invades and occupies Denmark and Norway to guard supply routes of Swedish ore and also to establish a Norwegian base to break the British naval blockade on Germany.
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Hitler launches blitzkrieg (flash war). Rotterdam was bombed almost to extinction. Both countries were had hundreds of people in them.
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The British commander-in-chief, General Gort, had been forced to retreat to the coast at Dunkirk. A call went out to for sea vessels to travel to Dunkirk to take the troops off the beaches of Dunkirk. More than 338,000 men were rescued.
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Italy entered the war on the side of the Axis powers. Italy’s motive for entering the war was the hope of being rich from the spoils of war.
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The French, signed an armistice with Germany taking France out of the war and into German occupation.
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The Battle of Britain had four main phases:
1. During July Hitler sent Luftwaffe bombers to attack British ports.
2. During August the attacks on shipping continued but bombing raids were concentrated on RAF airfields.
3. From September 7th the city of London was heavily bombed. Hitler hoped to destroy the morale of the British people.
4. With the failure of daylight bombing raids Hitler began nightly bombing raids on London and other important industrial cities. -
The pact of a mutual alliance was signed by Germany, Italy and Japan.
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The Russians were attacked, though they had signed a treaty with Germany in 1939.
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The Japanese, attacked the US pacific fleet at Pearl Harbor.
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Britain and the United States declare war on Japan.
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The USA defeat the Japanese navy at the Battle of Midway. The US navy was able to push the Japanese back.
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The Russians win their first victory against Germany at the Battle of Stalingrad.
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The new government of Italy surrendered to the British and the USA. They then agreed to join the allies.
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The allies launched attack Germany’s forces in Normandy. The Germans who had been fed false information about a landing near Calais, rushed troops to the area but were unable to prevent the allies from forming a solid bridgehead. For the allies it was essential to first capture a port.
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President Roosevelt dies and is "succeeded" by President Truman.
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The German leader, Adolf Hitler committed suicide in his bombproof shelter together with his mistress Eva Braun.
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To end this second World War the U.S drop an atomic bomb on Hiroshima
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After the second bomb Japanese surrender
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MacArthur finally accepts the surrender of Japan
