| A | B |
|---|
| German Invasion of Poland | Nazi-Soviet Pact; agree to divide Poland |
| German Invasion of USSR | Operation "Barbarossa", Germany Invades USSR |
| Fall of France | Occupied by Germany for 4 years; Germany used "Blitzkrieg" |
| Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor | 1941; americans die, U.S.A declares war on Japan; Axis powers declare war on U.S.A. |
| D-Day or allied invasion of Europe (Normandy) | 1944; allied forces land on coast of France, Germany retreats and France is liberated. Leads to Germany surrender |
| Atomic Bombs | U.S.A. drops atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasake; Japan surrenders |
| Allied Powers of WWII | Britain, USSR, U.S., France, canada |
| Aggressive AXIS powers | Germany, Italy, Japan |
| Appeasement | giving in to their demands in order to keep the peace; led to war |
| Treaty of Versaille | Blamed Germany for WWI; made Germans angry |
| League of Nations | Weak, did not enforce aggressive countries to stop invasions |
