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France surrender

Hitler unleashes his blitzkrieg invasion of the Low Countries and France with a fury on May 10, 1940. Within three weeks, a large part of the British force, accompanied by some of the French defenders, is pushed to the English Channel and compelled to abandon the continent at Dunkirk.

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Hitler begins dramatic sweep through the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg

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France declare war on Germeny

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non-aggression pact

On August 23, 1939–shortly before World War II (1939-45) broke out in Europe–enemies Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union surprised the world by signing the German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact, in which the two countries agreed to take no military action against each other for the next 10 years.

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Allied and Axis Powers - World War II - Answers

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World War II was fought between Allied and Axis Countries between 1939-45

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Mussolini was the Italian dictator during World War 2. He believed that it was Italy's destiny to rule the Mediterranean. He allied witht the Axis Powers because of Britain and France's high death and low birth rates. He believed that countries with high birth rates, like Italy and Germany, would prevail and destroy those with lower rates.

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British victory In North Africa and German defeat at Stalingrad

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Pearl Harbor
(U.S. joins fight)
On December 7 1941 the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service launched a surprise military strike on the United States' naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. 2,300 Americans were killed, 1,100 were wounded, and 19 ships sunk including 8 battle ships.This event caused the United States to join the allies in WWII.

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Land Lease Act

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New Order

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Germans invade Soviet Union
"Operation Barbarossa" was an attempt by Germany to invade the Soviet Union. It started on June 22 until December 5 1941.  The failure of "Operation Barbarossa" was a turning point in the war.

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Battle of Britain
Luftwaffe vs. RAF
The Battle of Britain was a military campaign in World War II in which the British RAF (Royal Air Force) fought the  Luftwaffe, the German Air Force. It lasted from July 10 Until October 30 1940.

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Since the League of Nations failed to keep peace, the Allies came up with the United Nations, which is the international organization that is still around today.

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Two treaties ended the war: one with Germany and one with Japan.

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The U.S. bombed Hiroshima and Nagasaki in an effort to lower Japanese moral and get revenge for Pearl Harbor. They dropped two nuclear wardeads, effictively killing over 199,000 civilians and showing the U.S. and Japan that Japan had weaknesses.

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Hiroshima: 75th anniversary of the atomic bomb

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After D Day, the U.S., Great Britain and France pushed at Germany from the West and the Soviets pushed in from the east. This was geographically smart because the Soviets had their supplies behind them and France was able to join the fight as they were freed.

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Allied Coalition - Soviet World War 2 Posters

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June 6-7 1944              D Day/Normandy Invasion

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June 6-7 1944              D Day/Normandy Invasion

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A joint attack from the U.S., Britain, and France, the purpose was to gain a foothold in western Europe. It took place on the northern beaches of France and pushed further inland from there. There was no cover on the beaches and German troops shot hundreds of soldiers before they even landed.

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Sudenland took over
Adolf Hitler ordered the establishment of Sudetendeutsches Freikorps, a paramilitary organization that took over the structure of Ordnersgruppe, an organization of ethnic-Germans in czechoslovakia

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Hoping to stop a Hitler-like campaign from Italy, the Allies set out to shut down Italian expansion early. Landing on the beaches of Italy under heavy shellfire, the Ally troops somehow managed to sucessfully make Italy surrender.

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C.93a & b Italy surrenders to Allies - WW2 Cartoons

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austria surrendered
Austrian Nazis conspired for the second time in four years to seize the Austrian government by force and unite their nation with Nazi Germany.

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He was Japanese chief of staff during the invasion of Manchuria and prime minister from 1941-1944. Additionally, he was a general ad part of the Kwantung Army. As prime minister, he approved the attack on Pearl Harbor and took most of the responsibility for the war effort in Japan.

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He was a general who ruled under a military dictatorship from the time the Nationalists won in the Spanish Civil War (1939) to his death (1975). His ideals were supported by rulers like Hitler and Mussolini, who assisted him during the war.

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Japan Invades China
Fought between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan, this conflict began with the Marco Polo Bridge incident and escalated from there. China became part of the Allied Victory in then Pacific War and forced the surrender of all Japanese forces in mainland China.

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Axis Aids Spanish Civil War
Nationalist forces that fought against Republicans for control over the country of Spain were given soldiers and air support by Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy, led by Hitler and Mussolini respectively. The interests of both of these countries were similarly aligned with those of Franco.

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Germany Invades Rhineland
The Rhineland was a buffer between Germany and Franc e and served as an important industrial location. Britain urged France to give in to avoid conflict. This reoccupation symbolized Hitler's gain of influence and tipped the balance of power into Germany's favor, encouraging him to quicken his country's expansion among Europe.

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Germany Rebuilds Its Army and Italy Invades Ethiopia
Hitler disobeyed the Versailles Treaty and decided to rearm his army and move them towards the Rhineland, the buffer between Germany and France. At the same time, Mussolini attempted to avenge his prior defeat in Ethiopia and ordered an invasion. Italy utilized airplanes, tanks, guns, and poison gas in their victory.

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Japan Invades Manchuria
Japanese businesses invested in Manchuria because of its richness in iron and coal and its great economic benefits. Despite objections from parliament, the army seized Manchuria and set up a puppet government, beginning to built large factories and mines. The attack was the first direct challenge to the League of Nations.

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From The Archives: World War II — Japanese Invasion of Manchuria | Encyclopaedia Britannica

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The Spanish Civil War
In an effort to get rid of left-wing organizations, the Spanish Army rebelled against the Second Republic. A nationalist group, they were inspired and led by General Franco.