1939:
-Hitler begins invasion of Poland on September 1st. Britain and France declare war on Germany two days later as a response.
1940:
-German military tactic, the 'Blitzkrieg', overwhelms Belgium, Holland and France, all of which fall.
-Churchill becomes the Prime Minister of Britain.
-British Royal Air Force scores a victory in Battle of Britain, forcing Hitler to postpone most of his invasion plans.
1941:
-President Roosevelt signs the Lend-Lease Act.
-Hitler begins Operation Barbarossa - the invasion of Russia; One of the WORST decisions made by Hitler.
-Allies take Tobruk in North Africa, and successfully resist Nazi attacks.
-Japanease Kamikaze planes attack Pearl Harbor, and an enraged US enters the war, to end it.
1942:
-Nazi Germany suffers setbacks at Stalingrad and El Alamein.
-Singapore falls to the Japanese in February - around 25,000 prisoners are taken.
-American naval victory at Battle of Midway, in June, marks the turning point in the Pacific War.
-Mass murder of the Jewish people, at Auschwitz, begins.
1943:
-Surrender at Stalingrad marks Germany's first major defeat.
-Allied victory in North Africa enables invasion of Italy to be launched.
1944:
-Allied troops land at Anzio and bomb the monastery at Monte Cassino.
-Soviet Russia's offensive gains speed in Eastern Europe.
-Decision Day (D- Day): The Allied invasion of France. Paris is liberated in August.
1945:
-Auschwitz is liberated by Soviet Russian troops.
-Russians reach Berlin: With no other choices available, Hitler commits suicide and Nazi
Germany surrenders on 7 May.
-Truman becomes President of the US after the death of Roosevelt,with Attlee replacing Churchill.
-Atomic bombs are dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, which is followed by Japan's surrender on 14 August.
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