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Important dates of
World War II

1939
Sept. 1........... Germany invaded Poland, started World War II

Sept. 3........... Britain and France declared war on Germany

1940
April 9............ Germany invaded Denmark and Norway

May 10.......... Germany invaded Belgium and the Netherlands

June 10......... Italy declared war on France and Great Britain

June 22......... France signed an armistice with Germany

July 10........... Battle of Britain started

1941
April 6............ Germany invaded Greece and Yugoslavia

June 22......... Germany invaded the Soviet Union

Sept. 8........... German troops completed the blockade of Leningrad,which lasted until January 1942

1942

Aug. 25.......... Hitler ordered his forces to capture Stalingrad

Oct. 23........... Britain attacked the Axis at El Alamein in Egypt

Nov. 8............. Allied troops landed in Algeria and Morocco

Causes of World War II

Many Historians trace the causes of World War II to problems left unsolved by World War I. World War I and the treaties that ended it also created new political and economic problems. Forceful leaders in several countries took advantage of those problems to seize power. The desire of dictators in Germany, Italy, and Japan to conquer other nations also helped to push the World into it's second war. The United States entered the war to aid other countries and people being tortured and oppressed by the dictators of Germany, Italy and Japan.

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