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Declaration of panama
In 1939 most of the Latin American countries endorsed the Declaration of Panama, which proposed "neutrality" in the face of the conflict that was breaking the peace in Europe. -
The case of Panama
it was the first country to declare war on Japan. Even before the United States. According to Nonsei SGM, its president Ricardo Adolfo de la Guardia did it on the same day of the attack, the rest of the countries made the formal declaration the following day -
Invasion of Poland marks beginning of WW2
The German troops invaded Poland, they possessed military superiority over Poland. This event was the one that triggered ww2. In response to the attack, Britain and France declared war against Nazi Germany. -
Battle of Britain
It was an important battle in World War II. Hitler needed to destroy Great Britain's Royal Air Force to prepare for the invasion. The British had some advantages and were able to fight them off and win the battle. -
Germany invades USSR Opening Eastern Front
Nazi Germany launched a surprise attack against the Soviet Union. Germany had three great army groups with over three million German soldiers, it was their largest military operation -
Japan bombs Pearl Harbor and Roosevelt declares war
It was a surprise aerial attack on the U.S naval base, The bombing killed more than 2,300 Americans. In response to the attack, the day after, the United States Congress declared war and the country entered to the war. -
Bataan Death March and Japan takes Philippines
76,000 captured Allied soldiers (Filipinos and Americans) were forced by the Japanese to march about 80 miles across the Bataan Peninsula, they didn't receive water or food. -
Brazil enters WW2 and declared war
After Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, Brazil immediately started to provide bases to the country and didn't support anymore the axis powers. Also, Brazil was the only country that sent troops aboard during WW2 -
Battle of Stalingrad
It was one of the largest and deadliest battles in World War II. The German army surrendered, they lost run 750.000 soldiers. -
Bolivia enters WW2
Enrique Peñaranda, the president of Bolivia, declared war on the axis powers. They entered the war in support of the United States, and in return, they gave them military missions and aid. -
The North African campaign
The battle for North Africa was a struggle for control of the Suez Canal and access to oil from the Middle East and raw materials from Asia. -
D-Day
The Allied Forces: Britain, America, Canada, and France attacked German forces on the coast of Normandy, France. The American forces landed to Omaha and Utah, and the invasion was almost cancelled because of the bad weather -
Victory in Europe Day
It is the day that celebrates the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces on Tuesday, May 8, 1945 -
Atomic Bomb dropped
The United States dropped a nuclear weapon on Hiroshima, 3 days later they dropped another one in Nagasaki, it marked the end of WW2. It caused approximately 140.000 deaths and the survivors developed other diseases. Also, around 70% of the buildings were damaged.
