• Germany invades Poland

    Germany invades Poland

    Germans attacked naval warships, and bombed Polish Air fields
  • Britain and France declare war

    Britain and France declare war

    Hitler claimed it was only a defensive action but Britain and France were not convinced.
  • Nazis invade Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg

    Nazis invade Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg

    Hitler sent the code word "Danzig" to send troops to invade the following countries.
  • Italy declares war on Britain and France; invades France

    Italy declares war on Britain and France; invades France

    Italy had withheld forming allgeiance to either side in the battle until then.
  • Hitler attacks Russia

    Hitler attacks Russia

    Also called Operation Barbarossa
  • U.S. and Britain declare war on Japan

    U.S. and Britain declare war on Japan

    Japnese attacks Pearl harbor, force US into war.
  • USSR agrees to friendship pact with China

    USSR agrees to friendship pact with China

    One pledge said that they would lend their armies to japan if they were in trouble.

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