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Meeting of France, Britain, and Germany in Munich. Hitler gained the Sudetenland and promised to stop expansion.
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This officially starts the war. Hitler used Blitz Krieg.
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Germany began its "lightning war" attack on Poland.
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Polish government flees into exile
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German paratroopers landed in Hauge trying to force the queen of the Netherkands to surrender but were held off.first opposed paratroop drop.
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This is a cease fire but not the end of the war
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The USA "lent" war goods to Britain who was short on money and materials.
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The Japanese bombed the United States main naval base. The US responded with the declaration of war.
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This was a four-day battle in May 1942 and it was the first air-sea battle in history. The Japanese were seeking to control the Coral Sea with an invasion of Port Moresby in southeast New Guinea, but their plans were intercepted by Allied forces.
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final German offensive. By january, the germans are in full retreat.
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Stalin, Churchill, and FDR talked about the end of the war terms. They created the Unitd Nations and divided Germany into militarized zones
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He did not live to see the end of World War II. Vice President Harry S. Truman became President of the USA.
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This world organization of nations' goal was to keep world peace and to promorte cooperation among nations.
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