Axis Dominance In Ww2

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Axis Dominance in the Beginning of the Second World War The Axis powers domination was undisputed in the first part of World War II, it was like Mike Tyson VS Michael Spinks where Mike Tyson knocked Spinks out just seconds into the first round, only Spinks was Europe and the Pacific. The dominance portrayed by the axis was distinct and scary for the allied powers. September 1,1939- This was the official start of the Second World War, when Nazi Germany invaded Poland, after previously signing the German-Soviet Non Aggression pact, they agreed to split Poland in half, so on September 17, 1939 Soviet Russia did their part and attacked from the east which the two forces were too powerful for Poland and took in within a matter of weeks. The Franco-Polish military Alliance assured Poland that if they …show more content…
The objective of the Japanese was to catch America off guard and wipe out our ability to make war in the pacific for long enough for them to take the southern pacific and the rich materials in that area. The attack started on a Sunday morning when many of the sailors were away from their ship, away at church and or at the in on the island because there were no military exercises on Sunday 's. This attack was originally planned to have three waves of attacks but after the first two the general in charge of the attack cancelled the third wave due to the fact that no longer had the factor of surprise. Hours before the attack Japan 's ambassador to the US had given America peace medals, unaware of the attack that was to take place only hours after he had actually left America. What many of people don 't know, Pearl Harbor wasn 't the only place the Japanese attacked they also attacked Guam, Midway, Hong Kong, and even the US territory of the

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