Video Summary

In 1939, Germany, Italy and Japan formed an alliance called the Axis Powers. They were all expansionist countries who wanted to take over more territory. Germany invaded Poland in 1939, and Britain and France declared war on Germany. The Allies were not prepared for war, and they were defeated in France in 1940. Britain was left alone to fight Germany, and it was bombed by the Luftwaffe. The Battle of Britain was a turning point in the war, and the Allies gained air superiority. In 1941, Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, and the United States entered the war. The Allies defeated Germany and Japan in 1945, and the war ended.