They call it the Battle of Britain. The Brits were prepared for months.
The British had promised the Belgians that they would support them if Germany attacked them. When Germany invaded Belgium, Britain declared war on Germany.
the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor
The British had promised the Belgians that they would support them if Germany attacked them. When Germany invaded Belgium, Britain declared war on Germany.
Britain and France
The British had promised the Belgians that they would support them if Germany attacked them. When Germany invaded Belgium, Britain declared war on Germany.
the attack on Pearl Harbor
Massive retaliation.
YES. The British, Dutch and other Europeans had advanced information of the Japanese aggressive actions. The President of the USA, Roosevelt needed a galvanising event that would allow Congress to unite behind him, and a war to attack Germany. He awaited the Japanese attack, and then declared war on Germany, Japan, and Italy. The Japanese attacked the USA, yet the majority of our resources were tailored to defend Great Britain and Europe. Go figure
The managers of the steel mill sent guards to violently attack the strikers.
An attack on the main Russian Pacific fleet at Port Arthur during the Russo-Japanese War
In American History, the minutemen were a group of civilans who banded together to form a militia during the Revolutionary War. This militia would go about their daily lives as normal civilians, but in the event of attack by British soldiers would gather up their weapons and assemble for attack. This group over time, became exceptionally effective at combating and annoying the British redcoats and were the colonial first-line of defense.
The event was Germany invading Poland.