Download 3.6 World War II and the Cold War

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Emerging Europe
3.6 World War II and the Cold War
Use with Europe Geography & History,
Section 3.6, in your textbook.
Reading and Note-Taking Sequence Events
As you read about World War II and the Cold War in Section 3.6, use a time line to help you put events
in order. Write down important events and the date of each event mentioned.
1939: Germany invades
Germany conquers Poland.
Poland.
Great Britain and France
declare war on Germany.
The United States enters the
war on the side of the Allies
(Britain and France)
Europe Geography & History SEC TION 3.6
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Germany quickly defeats
most of Europe, including
France
Allied troops find
concentration camps and
other evidence of the
Holocaust.
May 8, 1945: Germany
surrenders to the allies.
In 1941, Japan attacks the
United States at Pearl
Harbor.
September 2, 1945:
Japan surrenders,
ending the war.
The United States drops two
atomic bombs on Hiroshima
and Nagasaki in Japan.
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