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musolini was loosing to the british in north africa so hitler had to send part of his army called the afrika korps. they started beating the british. then they took over the balkins. they started attacking the ussr.

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When allied troops were surrounded at Dunkirk Great Britain sent a fleet to rescue them. It lasted from May 26 to June 4th.

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Winston Churchill was in charge

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The US knew this was going to happen but they didn't know when or where it was going to.

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Hitler and the USSR signed a non aggression pact which also promised Stalin land. after the non aggression pact Hitler and Stalin devised plans to invade and divide Poland. Hitler annexed the part with most ethnic Germans as well as some of the parts they lost during the first world war. the Germans tried their new war tactic the blitzkrieg and on sept. 17 the Russians lunched their attack on Poland and the Baltic states as well as parts of Finland. Finland resisted   even though they were out gunned and out numbered. the Russians suffered heavy losses due to gorilla tactics and  a very experienced sniper called the white death, but they eventually won. after the France and the United Kingdom declared war they positioned their troops on the Maginot line, but nothing happened. after a while of nothing from both sides, Germany moved and annexed Denmark and invaded Norway. in a few hours, Denmark fell and after two months eventually Norway fell. The Germans started to build bases so they could lunch attacks on the united kingdom (air and sea).

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Japans quest for an empire led to an attack on a U.S fleet in Hawaii, Resulting in major causalities and soon after resulting in declaration of war

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Hitler planned to take out the royal air force

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Britain was well prepared for Hitler's attacks.

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Britain was well prepared for Hitler's attacks.

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President Roosevelt repealed the Neutrality acts

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President Roosevelt repealed the Neutrality acts

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President Roosevelt asked Congress to repeal the Neutrality acts in order to sell arms to the Allies in Europe.

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Britain proved that they were stronger and Hitler's attacks could be blocked

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Britain proved that they were stronger and Hitler's attacks could be blocked

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Hitler sent out tanks and troops to different parts inn northern France to gain more land.

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Hitler sent out tanks and troops to different parts inn northern France to gain more land.

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The US has not entered the just yet but President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill met secretly and made a joint declaration. It included free trade among nations and the right for people to choose their own government. Later used as a peace plan for the Allies at the end of WW2.

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The Japanese at almost the same time as the pearl harbor attack, launched bombing raids on the British colony of Hong Kong and American-controlled Guam and Wake Island, They also landed an invasion force in Thailand.

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Summer of 1940 the German air force started bombing Britain

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The u.s stops the shipments of oil to japan and despite there oil shortage they pushed on

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German U-boat fired on a U.S. destroyer in the Atlantic. Roosevelt orders commanders to shoot German submarines.

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France and Great Britain declare war on Germany on September 1, 1939.

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Japan defeated Guam and Wake Island and then turned their attention to the Philippians

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In the early morning of Spetember 1, 1939, Hitler launched a surprise attack on Poland, which began the official starting point of the war. Two days later, France and Great Britain declared war on Germany, but Poland fell long before either country could get their military together. Taking over Poland was Germany's first time trying their "lightning war" tactic. After this success, Germany went on to use this tactic on Denmark and Norway. Before they took over Denmark and Norway though, Great Britain and France were able to mobilize their armies and prepare for war on Germany. However, once in line, they did not attack each other for a while, and this war soon publicly became known as "the phony war."

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May of 1941 The Germans stopped the bombing

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On September 1, 1939, Hitler officially started WW2 by invading Poland with a new military strategy called blitzkrieg or "lighting war". Hitler annexed the western half of Poland. 16 days later on September 17, 1939, Stalin sent Soviet troops to the eastern half of Poland. Stalin then went to the Baltic countries, all but Finland fell without a struggle. They were only able to defeat Finland because of their sheer number of forces. After France and Britain declared war on Germany they stationed their troops along the Maginot Line. They expected fighting right away but the 2 sides were at a standstill. Some people called this a "phony war". On April 19, 1940, Hitler took over Denmark in just 4 hours and 2 months for Norway. He began to build bases along the coasts to get ready to defeat Great Britain.

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They marched into the Philippine capital of Manila.

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Japan took control of more then one million square miles of Asian land. About 150 million people lived in that area and they treated their new colonies with extreme cruelties.However they reserved most of there brutal treatment for there prisoners, they did things like make one watch as they buried his scouts alive.

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Hitler Ignored Napoleons winter defeat 130 years before and he did not let his troops retreat from Moscow. The Germans did not gain anything from this. They lost over 500,000 men.

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Hitler Ignored Napoleons winter defeat 130 years before and he did not let his troops retreat from Moscow. The Germans did not gain anything from this. They lost over 500,000 men.

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The Germans took Paris from the French so the French surrendered. The Germans took control of the northern part of the country so they had to flee to the south

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The Germans took Paris from the French so the French surrendered. The Germans took control of the northern part of the country so they had to flee to the south

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After France fell, a man named Charles de Gaulle set up a government in London.

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They invaded Malaya from the sea and overland from Thailand.

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Hitler wanted to invade the soviet union 

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Hitler wanted to invade the soviet union 

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After the invasion of Malaya the Japanese conquered the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia), Islands of Java, Sumatra, Borneo, Celebes and Burma

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Japan treated their people from the new colonies with extreme cruelty. They saved their worst treatment for their Allied Prisoners.

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Neutrality acts illegalized selling arms and lending money to other nations

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Neutrality acts illegalized selling arms and lending money to other nations