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Germany Invades Poland
World War II Events (1939-1941)
On September 1st, 1939 under orders from Adolph Hitler, Germany began its three-pronged attack into Poland from the north, south, and west. Poland wouldn't formally surrender, but by October the Polish troops were ordered to relocate to France.
The Germans Take Paris
The Tripartite Pact is Signed
The governments of Germany, Italy, and Japan, considering it as a condition precedent of any lasting peace that all nations of the world be given each its own proper place, have decided to stand by and co-operate with one another in regard to their efforts in greater East Asia and regions of Europe respectively wherein it is their prime purpose to establish and maintain a new order of things calculated to promote the mutual prosperity and welfare of the peoples concerned.
On September, 27th 1940 the Tripartite Pact, otherwise known as the "Berlin Pact", was signed by Germany, Italy, and Japan. Under this agreement, each of the three countries agreed to unite against any aggressor that violated the sovereignty of the three nations.
On June 14th, 1940 at 8:00PM, Parisians watched as German tanks, soldiers, and aircraft entered the city of Paris. Over 2 million Parisians fled before the Nazi arrival as the purge of Jews and political foes began simultaneously with German arrival.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Lend- Lease Deal to aid the British.
On March 11th, 1941 with the approval of Congress, President Franklin D. Roosevelt began the Lend Lease Program. Under this program, the United States appropriated money to “the government of any country whose defense the President deems vital to the defense of the United States.”
Japan Attacks Pearl Harbor
On Sunday, December 7th 1941, a date in which President Franklin D. Roosevelt declared would "live in infamy", the nation of Japan attacked the American Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. This belligerent action would become the catalyst for the United States to enter World War II.
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