Major Events of World War II Timeline by Kia Knight

September 1st 1939

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Germany attacked Poland that marketed the start of World War II

September 17 1939

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The Soviet Union invaded Poland from the east.

September 7th 1940

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The Germans had a long series of bombing raids against Great Britian

May 7th 1945

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Germany surrenders to the Allied Powers following the suicide of Adolf Hitler

March 11th 1941

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The United States gave Britain war supplies and old naval warships in return for military bases in Bermuda and the Caribbean using the Lend-Lease Act. (look up Lend-Lease Act and use the date of when Congress passed it)

June 6th 1944

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American and other Allied troops landed in Normandy, France, on D-Day to begin the liberation of Western Europe

December 7th 1941

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Japan bombed Pearl Harbor.

December 11th 1941

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Germany declared war on the United States.

June 14th 1940

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Germany invaded France and captured Paris.

August 23rd 1942

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The Soviet Union defeated Germany at Stalingrad, marking the turning point of the war in Eastern Europe.

August 6th 1945

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The United States dropped two atomic bombs on Japan (Hiroshima and Nagasaki) in 1945, forcing Japan to surrender and ending World War II.

June 3rd 1942

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The United States was victorious over Japan in the Battle of Midway.