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Nazi Invasion Of Poland
World War II begins as the Germans invade Poland with a three-front Blitzkrieg. They attack the Polish army with an overwhelming force of 1.5 million troops backed by tactical aircraft in the sky and mobile armor on the ground. -
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Britian and France Declare War On Germany
in response to Hitler's invasion of Poland, Britain and France, both allies of the overrun nation declare war on Germany. The first casualty of that declaration was not German but the British ocean liner Athenia, which was sunk by a German U-30 submarine that had assumed the liner was armed and belligerent. There were more than 1,100 passengers on board, 112 of whom lost their lives. -
Defense Program
Industrial leaders met with public officials to plan mobilization of Pittsburgh district resources for the nation's defense program. This process would involve payments of $5,000,000,000. -
Japan attacks Pearl Harbor
The suprise attack commited by the Japnese on the United States. Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on this morning. The next day the United States declared war on Japan. -
Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway was known as the most important naval battle of World War II. Six months after Japan's attack on the United States, the United States Navy defeated Japanese ships. -
The Battle Of Stalingrad
House to house fighting in Russia led to a german defeat. Thousands of Russians died daily trying to stop Germany. -
The British Attack On El Alamein, Egypt
The British used fack tanks to distract the Egyptions while they attacked from the other side. They prevailed because they simply had better fire power -
D-Day
This was and continues to be the biggest military assult in history. The Allies landed on the beaches. The worse battle was on Omaha beach where American soliders were mown down as they stepped off the landing craft. -
End Of War
Britain finally prevailed and ended nearly 7 years of war. -
The First Atomic Bomb Dropped
They try to get Japan to surrender the United States drops the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. But still Japan doesn't surrender.