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Nazi Germany led an invasion of Poland, which began the Second World War.
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One of the largest and most deadly wars that brought the invasion of multiple countries, millions of casualties, and the first atomic bomb.
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Germany bombed London, provoking an attack on the Royal Air Force. Britain sucessfully defended itself. -
The United States began enacting the Lend Lease act, which allowed them to give supplies to the Allied Powers in exchange for land in the Carribean and Bermuda.
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This was the day that stains American history for ever. The Japanese Air Force led two waves of attacks that destroyed a large portion of the U.S. navy, including the aircraft carrier, the U.S.S. Arizona. -
Only hours after Pearl Harbor, the U.S. declared war on Japan, then Germany declared war on the U.S., beginning the U.S. involvement in WWII.
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Video The Battle of Midway was the turning point of the Pacific Theatre The Japanese attempted to attack us, but failed to suceed.
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Video Germany attempted to invade the Soviet Union, but the proved unsucessful. This was the turning point of the Eastern Theatre.
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Video This was the day that Allied troops stromed the beaches of Normandy, France, which began the liberation of Western Europe and the end of the European theatre.
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After the Battle of Midway, the U.S. began making extreme advances on not only the war, but war technology. They dropped the second and third atomic bombs ever made(the first was was the Trinity test bomb the U.S. had made) on Hirshoma and Nagasaki, Japan. This also came with Germany and Japan surrendering and the war finishing.
