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President Roosevelt allowed the Allies to buy American arms.
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After signing the non aggression pact, Hitler moved ahead to conquer poland.
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Stalin sends troops to take eastern Poland with no struggle.
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Mussolini ordered troops to take the Suez Canal. They pushed 60 miles into Egypt, then both troops, the Italians and the British, waited.
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Hitler launches a surprise attack on Denmark and Norway. Denmark falls in just four hours.
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On the French coast, the allies were overpowered and retreated to the beach. They were trapped. Great Britain sent out an 850 ship fleet to rescue the stranded soldiers.
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The battle weary soldiers could fight no longer, and accepted defeat. They surrendered to the Germans and gave up Paris.
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A German force led by Erwin Rommel caught the british by surprise and forced the British to retreat to Tobruk, Libya.
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The British swept 500 miles across North Africa and had taken 130,000 Italian Prisoners.
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German generals were actively taking the Balkans. Hitler was planning on attacking his ally, the USSR. The Balkans were key to attacking the Russians.
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The Battle of Britain lasted from the summer of 1940 to May 1941. Air raids dropped down on the British, but they used subways and small shelters to stay safe. The British forced Hitler to call of attacks because of their resistance.
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German aircrafts flew over the USSR, pushing the Soviets 500 miles inside. The Russians used a scorched earth policy, and burned everything as they retreated.
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A german U-boat attacks a U.S. destroyer in the Atlantic.
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The German forces seize Leningrad and cut the city off from the Soviet Union.
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The Japanese attack a U.S. military base in Hawaii, killing 2,300 people. The U.S. officially enter the war.
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After a year of fierce fighting for Tobruk, the British force Rommel back to where he started. In June, the tide turns and Rommel takes Tobruk, causing a loss for the Allies.
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The Japanese made their way to Singapore after seizing Hong Kong, to strike against the British.
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The Americans strike back on Japan, turning the tide.
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The Australians and Americans swooped in on the Japanese with a new strategy, defeating them.
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The Germans held the line against Russia for 2 years, until 1943. This gained nothing and lost 500,000 Germans.
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General Dwight D. Eisenhower planned an enormous strike on Normandy. It was huge, and is known as the largest sea attack in history.
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Allies rolled across the Rhine river closing in on Germany. Hitler committed suicide before the Allies got to him. The war was finally over.
