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Germany Invades Poland
Germany invades Poland On Septmeber 1, 1939 Germany invaded Poland. The army in Poland was eventually defeated in a few weeks of the invasion. The germans used "luftwaffe" to bomb the Poland airfields. This resulted in Britian and France declaring war on Germany. -
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Germany's Invasion in France
Germany invades franceOn May 10, 1940 Germany started their attack by invading Beligum and Holland. They used parachute drops and attacks by ground forces. On may 14, the dutch surrendered. The british realized what was happening and set up a plan to be undefeated. They used their allied forces to try and defeat germany. on June 22, france surrenedered to germany -
Germany Bombing london
Germany Bombs LondonHitler had a plan to attempt subdue on Great Britian. Germany bombed London and other cities (blitz) for a consectutive 57 days. 450 people were killed when a bomb destroyed a school. So many bombs were dropped that it looked as if the horizon line was a ring of fire. The blitz ended May 11, 1941 -
Lend Lease
Lend Lease The Lend Lease was an act that stated a requirement for providing for a military. The U.S military provided war supplies and old naval warships in return for bases. Most people remember this as "Lend Lease" It came around on March 11, 1941 -
Japan Bombs Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor AttackOn december 7, the japense bombed the pearl harbor in hawaii. The massive explosions killed 1,104 men. The attack led to the U.S entering in world war 2. The attack began at 7:48 am. 2,403 american were killed during the attack. After the attack, President Franklin D. Roosevelt declared war on Japan. A few days later, Japan allies, Germany and Italy also declared war on the U.S
attack and 1,178 were wounded.
