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Britain, France, Australia and New Zealand declare war on Germany.
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The Polish could only respond to Germany's devastating blitzkrieg tactics by surrendering.
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Germany invades Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg
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Italy declares war on Britain and France
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Start of Battle of Britain. The 'Battle of Britain' was the name given to Germany's Air Strikes against England.
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Italy invades Egypt.
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Italy, Hungary, Slovakia and Rumania declare war on Soviets.
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Germans halt attack on Moscow.
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The Japanese bomb Pearl Harbour in Hawaii and then declare war on the USA.
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Control of Singapore falls to the Japanese.
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The British capture the island of Madagascar.
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All of the US forces based in the Phillioines were forced to surrender.
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Operation Torch was the British invasion of French North Africa during WW2.
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The Casablanca Conference was held in Casablanca, Moroccofrom January 14 to 24, 1943, to plan the European strategy of the Allies during World War II. The Casablanca Declaration called for the Allies to seek the unconditional surrender of the Axis Powers. It also called for Allied aid to the Soviet Union, the invasion of Sicily and Italy,
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The Axis forces that were based in North Africa were forced to surrender as a result of Operation Torch.
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Mussolini declares Fascist government in Northern Italy.
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Official Italian Government declares war on Nazi Germany.
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The Soviet Union advances into Poland.
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Nazi forces are forced to abandon Bulgaria.
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The Axis forces based in Greece were forced to surrender.
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The Japanese were forced to retreat to the Chinese coast.
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USA drops nuclear bomb on Hiroshima, Japan.
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The USA droped a second atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan.
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The Japanese were forced to surrender in order to prevent more destruction of their country.
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VJ Day (Victory over Japan) is commonly known as the end of World War 2.
