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Germany had invaded Czechoslovakia, and the League of Nations failed to take action. This encouraged the idea that Germany could get away with more.
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Hitler arranged a pact with the Soviets so to avoid splitting up the German armies
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The invasion of Poland was the first official event of World War II
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This war was mostly fought on water where many British ships were lost.
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Canada officially joins World War 2.
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When the Nazis invaded these countries, the world finally started to see that Germany was quickly taking over Europe.
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The Nazis took over France in just a little over a month.
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The French, British, and Belgian armies had underestimated the Nazis at the battle of Dunkirk. Miraculously, hundreds of thousands of soldiers were rescued because of boats that came to shore through the Dunkirk Beach.
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France agreed to sign an armistice. This showed the world that France was giving up.
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Germany's invasion was a huge "wake-up call" to the world as it showed the power of the Nazis.
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This was the code name for Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union. They attacked 2900 km of warfront which is the largest in the history of warfare.
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This attack on the United States was lead by the Japanese. The intention to keep the U.S. Pacific Fleet from interfering with the military actions that the Japanese were planning.
