World War 2

German troops march through occupied Warsaw,

Poland, after invading the nation on September 1,
1939, and igniting World War 2
 German Chancellor Adolf Hitler speaks to Nazi party officials in 1939, the year of the
German blitzkrieg into Poland. Denmark, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway and
Belgium soon fell under German Control. When France came under occupation less
than a year later, Britain was the only remaining Western European nation fighting the
Third Reich, and the United States had not yet entered the war
In Asia, Japanese troops occupy a strategic point on Chusan Island on July 14,
1939. during the Sino-Japanese War. Japan signed the Tripartite Pact in 1940,
formally allying with Germany and Italy, and by 1942 most of the Asian Pacific
Rim had come under its domination
German Soldiers on the Esplanade du Trocadero view the Eiffel Tower. In June
1940, German troops marched into Paris, forcing France to capitulate and
establish the Pro-axis Vichy French Government
 British Hawker Hurricanes fly in formation during the Battle of Britain in 1940. The
planes were a first line of defense against German bombers attacking England. The
battle, fought between July 10 and October 31, 1940, was the first major battle to be
won in the air. The Royal Air Force Victory thwarted Hitler's plan for invading Britain
 Italian dictator Benito Mussolini, left, with Hitler, center, and other leading
Nazi’s visits Germany during the war. Italy and Germany formed an Alliance
before the outbreak of war, but Italy remained a non belligerent until June 10
1940, when it declared war on Britain and France. Fighting spread to Greece
and North Africa.
U.S President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the declaration of war against
Japan on December 8, 1941. Italy and Germany immediately declared
war on the United States, and on December 11, Roosevelt signed the
U.S declarations of war against those nations