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Germany and Italy form an alliance. This alliance was called the Rome-Berlin pact.
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Japan invades china starting the war in the pacific. This is also one of the huge turning points to start the war.
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Treaty is signed between Hitler, Daladier, Mussolini, and Chamberlain. The treaty gave Hitler the right to take the Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia.
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Hitler undermines the Treaty of Munich and instead of taking just the Sudetenland Hitler occupies all of Czechoslovakia. The world leaders believe that this is the last thing Hitler wants. They appease Hitler and he takes Czechoslovakia.
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Germany and Russia sign a treaty to avoid battles between both of them for ten years.This leads to a truce between Germany and Russia.
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Hitler invades Poland sparking war declarations from France and Britain. Poland also surrenders a few weeks into the battle.
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Neville Chamberlain declares war on Germany. This starts the war for Europe.
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Neville Chamberlain resigns shortly after signing war declarations and being pressured to become tougher in war. Shortly after Churchill takes spot as prime minister.
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Shortly after invasion of Poland, Italy enters the war on Germany's side. Italy becomes war allies with Germany.
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The tripartite between Germany, Italy, and Japan is signed. These three countries become allies.
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Pearl Harbor is attacked by the Japanese airmen. This sparks the entrance for the U.S to enter the war.
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Axis powers declare war on U.S shortly after bombing of Pearl Harbor. This brings the U.S even more into the war.
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The battle known as D-Day is won by the allied troops. This becomes a major turning point for the war.
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When defeat seemed closely approaching Hitler committed suicide. This also marks the close coming of the end of the war.
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The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was one of the first times that atom bombs were used in a war. This also leads to the cold war.
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Japan surrenders ending war in the pacific. This was due to the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
