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The Germans and Russians made a pact to not attack each other and agreed that they would take Poland together and split the land. The allies had promised to protect Poland. Germany used a new tactic called 'Blitzkrieg' when they attacked Poland. Poland fell quickly. Because of their promise, the allies declare war on Germany. This is considered the start of the war. It was the first time Germany used their new tactic.
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Britain was very reliant on US supplies The Germans knew that we were supplying them and that the only way to get the supplies to Britain was across the Atlantic. Germany tried to blockade Britain, but failed. America used convoys to get across the ocean and protect the cargo. This was important because it
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We knew that Japan was planning on attacking us, but we didn't know where. They then attacked Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. They attacked us by air, bombing the base. We lost 19 ships, 150 planes, and 2400 people. We declared war on Japan the next day. The Axis declares war on us, due to the Tripartite Pact they signed earlier, then we declare war on the Axis.
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