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1939 September

Hitler launches an invasion on Poland

Effect

France and Britain declare war on The Third German Reich

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1939 September

The Third Reich finishes their war in Poland

Effect

France and the UK declare war on Germany

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1939 October

Soviets join the war and invades Poland getting their share of land

Effect

The west is shocked that Germany and the Soviet Union have an alliance. It also allowed Germany to not worry about an attack from the east and focus on the west.

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1940 March

Soviets invade Finland but have troubles resulting in a peace/Finnish surrender, the soviets don't get much

Effect

The war showed the world the soviets weren't as strong as they seem as they have trouble invading a smaller country

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1940 April

The Third German Reich invades Denmark and Norway conquering their land

Effect

Germany has vital control on strategic points in the North Sea and gains access to crucial resources like Swedish iron ore and has air and naval superiority threatening the British

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1940 May

Germany invades and conquers Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg

Effect

This allowed Germany to reach the French border and build troops getting ready to invade them

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1940 June

Germany invades France and wins in a couple of weeks causing the French to surrender

Effect

One of the main super powers falls and a major ally to the UK, It shows German power and plays as propaganda

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1940 July

Germany begins plans to invade Britain but due to their powerful navy and army they begin to do air attacks on them bombing their cites

Effect

The destruction of cities caused psychological trauma, destruction, loss of life and people begin to think Germany would rule Europe

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Ērberģe, Mazzalve Parish, Aizkraukle Municipality, Latvia

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Ērberģe, Mazzalve Parish, Aizkraukle Municipality, Latvia

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Ērberģe, Mazzalve Parish, Aizkraukle Municipality, Latvia

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1940 August

USSR invades the Baltic States

Effect

Ruled over the Baltic's for decades with prosecution and other bad things

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1941 April

Hitler invades Yugoslavia and takes Greece too

Effect

The Nazi invasion of Yugoslavia resulted in the occupation and partition of the country among Axis powers. A brutal guerrilla war then happen that led to high civilian and military casualties.

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1941 May

Hitler called off the bombing of Britain after months and failing to do anything

Effect

It moralized the allies showing Hitlers attacks can be won

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1941 June

Hitler launches an invasion on a unprepared Soviet Union called Barbarossa.

Effect

The German invasion of the Soviet Union had an impact by making a turning point. leading to immense casualties on both sides weakening the German military and the red army but ultimately contributing to the downfall of Nazi Germany due to the Soviet Union's resistance and the brutal winter conditions they faced on the Eastern Front

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1941 July

Japan takes over French Indochina including Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos.

Effect

The Japanese invasion and occupation of Indochina significantly weaken French colonial rule fueling Vietnamese independence movements and ultimately paving the way for the first Indochina war and the second Indochina war.

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1941 September

A siege was made by the Germans in the major city of Leningrad and tried to starve the population and force a surrender.

Effect

This then resulted in immense suffering and the deaths of 1 million civilians and destruction of the city's infrastructure.

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1941 October

The battle of Moscow a turning point of who wins, thousands of soldiers die on both sides by a horrible winter

Effect

The battle of Moscow halted the German advance into the Soviet Union and marked the beginning of the Soviet counteroffensive ultimately dooming Operation Barbarossa and the German war effort on the Eastern Front.

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1941 December

Japan launches a surprised attack on the U.S naval base in pearl harbor causing the United States to declare war.

Effect

The attack on Pearl Harbor had the immediate effect of dragging the United States into World War II as the anger generated by the surprise attack unified the nation and motivated them to declare war against Japan.

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1942 February

Japan invades and takes Singapore.

Effect

The Japanese invasion had devastating consequences including the capture of over 130,000 Allied troops, a hardship for civilians, and a significant loss of British prestige.

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1942 March

Japan invades and takes the dutch east indies from the Netherlands which is now Indonesia.

Effect

The Japanese occupation of the dutch east indies had a profound impact ultimately leading to the end of dutch colonial rule and fueling the Indonesian national revolution.

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1942 May

Japan invades and takes Burma.

Effect

Japan's invasion of Burma led to a humanitarian crisis for civilians and a strategic shift in the Burma campaign ultimately resulting in the Japanese defeat and the Allies' victory in the region.

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1942 May

The U.S. stops the Japanese advance

Effect

The Battle of the Coral Sea was a strategic victory for the Allies preventing a Japanese invasion of port moresby and halting their advance in the Pacific.

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1942 June

Axis forces take Tobruk a vital port city in Libya winning an important city.

Effect

The siege of Tobruk was a crucial Allied victory that thwarted General Erwin Rommel plans to seize Cairo provided a psychological boost for the Allies and forced the Axis to divert resources ultimately contributing to the Allied victory in North Africa.

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Midway Atoll, United States Minor Outlying Islands

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Midway Atoll, United States Minor Outlying Islands

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Midway Atoll, United States Minor Outlying Islands

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1942 June

The United States cripples the Japanese naval fleet and sinks four aircraft carries being a major victory and a turning point.

Effect

The Battle of Midway crippled Japan's navy, halted their Pacific expansion and shifted the war's momentum in favor to the Allies.

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1942 August

The Germans captured one of the most important cities but are surrounded and ultimately surrendered in February of 1943

Effect

The Battle of Stalingrad was a crucial turning point shifting the balance of power in favor of the USSR and leading to the eventual defeat of The Third German Reich

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1942 Aug-1943

hoping to halt the expansion of the Japanese in the South Pacific and to destroy an airfield Allied forces landed on a small island in the Solomon Islands.

Effect

Guadalcanal was a turning point in the Pacific Theater marking the beginning of the Allied shift from defense to offense and ultimately leading to Japan's defeat.

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1942 November

British forces stop Erwin Rommel with General Bernard Montgomery and won which was a crucial battle that stated to push the Germans back.

Effect

The Allied victory at the Battle of El Alamein was a decisive turning point in the Western Desert Campaign of World War II forcing the Axis forces to retreat and effectively ending their offensive capabilities in North Africa causing a big morale boost to the brirish.

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1944 June

Ally powers U.S., Britain, France and Canada launches a operation to get on mainland Europe and was successful on d-day taking France back eventually

Effect

The allies kept on pushing back the Germans and winning taking back France and the rest of Europe

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1944 September

The allies have liberated most of western Europe. France, Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg.

Effect

The allies took back a lot of the territory Germany took and now are at the gates of Germany with an invasion pending.

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1944 October

After the battle the Japanese navy was severely damaged.

Effect

The battle crippled the Imperial Japanese Navy as an offensive force and secured Allied control of the Pacific and paved the way for the successful invasion and liberation of the Philippines

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1944 December

Germany launches a surprise last offensive attack hoping it would work

Effect

The Battle of the Bulge was the last major German offensive on the Western Front which resulted in a decisive Allied victory significantly weakening the German war machine and hastening the end of World War II in Europe despite heavy casualties on both sides.

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Iwo Jima, Iōjima, Ogasawara, Tokyo, Japan

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Iwo Jima, Iōjima, Ogasawara, Tokyo, Japan

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Iwo Jima, Iōjima, Ogasawara, Tokyo, Japan

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1945 March

American forces captured Iwo Jima as part of their island hopping campaign.

Effect

The battle had a crucial effect on the U.S. like establishment of crucial airfields for B-29 bomber raids and emergency landings, significantly impacting the Pacific War, while also highlighting the fierce Japanese resistance and heavy casualties on both sides

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1945 April

The Soviet Union surrounds Berlin, Hitler then commits suicide.

Effect

With Hitler dead the soviets uses it as a tool to force Germany to surrender.

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1945 May

After a big battle Berlin falls to the soviets.

Effect

With the fall of Berlin Germany surrenders and the war is ended in Europe.

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1945 June

America took Okinawa in a fierce battle that caused Japan to have heavy casualties.

Effect

The Battle of Okinawa a brutal and costly conflict, resulted in a decisive Allied victory but also led to staggering casualties and influenced the US decision to use atomic weapons ultimately hastening the end of World War II.

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1945 August

The United States dropped the little boy atomic bomb on Hiroshima killing 75 thousand.

Effect

This bombing is the first step to make japan surrender and end the war.

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1945 August

The United States drops the second atomic bomb Fat Man on Nagasaki.

Effect

This was the final straw that made Japan surrender, 70 thousand people die.

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1945 September

Japan surrenders after fighting a lot and losing multiple battles and the Atomic bombings on their cities.

Effect

After their surrender World War Two is officially over.