• the invasion of Belgium , Luxembourg,Netherlands and France

    the invasion of Belgium , Luxembourg,Netherlands and France

    it used Blitzkrieg tactics to rapidly bypass the heavily fortified
  • great britain and France declare war on Nazi germany

    great britain and France declare war on Nazi germany

    it ended the policy of appeasement, forced an Allied military confrontation with German expansionism, and launched a global conflict against Axis aggression
  • the invasion of Poland

    the invasion of Poland

    because it started the whole world war 2 and they trusted him
  • the battle and great escape at dunkirk

    the battle and great escape at dunkirk

    it rescued over 338,000 Allied troops, preserving the core of the British Army to continue the war
  • the battle of Britain

    the battle of Britain

    the Royal Air Force (RAF) prevented the German Luftwaffe from gaining air superiority, forcing Hitler to indefinitely postpone Operation Sea Lion, his planned invasion of Britain
  • selective service and training act

    selective service and training act

    crucial as the first peacetime draft in U.S. history, allowing the nation to prepare for World War II before direct involvement
  • lend lease assitance act

    lend lease assitance act

    it enabled the U.S. to supply vital military aid to the Allies—primarily Britain, the Soviet Union, and China—while remaining officially neutral
  • the attack on pearl harbor

    the attack on pearl harbor

    it made the us come into the war because Japan attacked us
  • america enters world war 2

    america enters world war 2

    because people thought they wouldnt join the war
  • germany and italy declare war on the United States

    germany and italy declare war on the United States

    transformed WWII into a truly global conflict
  • the battle of the coral sea

    the battle of the coral sea

    it was the first naval battle in history where opposing ships never saw or fired directly at each other, fought entirely by carrier-based aircraft
  • the battle of midway island

    the battle of midway island

    turned the tide of the Pacific War in favor of the U.S. by decisively defeating the Imperial Japanese Navy
  • the invasion of north africa

    the invasion of north africa

    it secured the vital Suez Canal and Middle Eastern oil for the Allies, provided the first major offensive platform into Europe (Italy), served as essential training for Allied troops and command, opened a second front to relieve pressure on the Soviets, and ultimately crippled Axis ambitions in the Mediterranean, shifting the war's momentum