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Germany invades Poland, which was cosidered the event that started World War II in Europe.
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France and Great Britian both stated that if Poland's borders were breached they would act. So Great Britain and France declared war on Germany.
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Germany invades Denmark and Norway. Denmark surrenders on the day when they attack. But Norway holds out until June 9 when they finally have to surender.
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Italy enters the war. Then Italy invades southern France on June 21.
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The air war also known as the Battle of Britain ends in defeat for Nazi Germany, and helps spark hope for Britian and other Allies.
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Germany, Italy, and Japan sign the Tripartite Pact.
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Bulgaria joins the Axis.
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Nazi Germany and its Axis allies invade the Soviet Union. Finland joins the axis before the invasion. Eventualy the Germans and thier axis partners conquer the Soviet Union.
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Japan bombs Pearl Harbor. It was a devastating result and considered the first attack on American owned soil.
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The United States declares war on Japan so they enter World War II.
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Nazi Germany and its Axis partners declare war on the United States.
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British and US navies stop the Japanese naval advance in the central Pacific at Midway.
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British troops defeat the Germans and Italians at El Alamein in Egypt, which sent the Axis forces in chaotic retreat across Libya.
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US and British troops land on Sicily, and By mid-August, the Allies gained control over Sicily.
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British and US troops land successfuly on the Normandy beaches of France.
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US troops land in the Philippines.
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Hitler commits suicide.
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Germany surrenders to the Soviet Union.
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The United States drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima.
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The United States drops an atomic bomb on Nagasaki. Killing about 75,000 people but saving posibly many more.
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Japan agreed in principle to unconditional surrender on August 14, 1945, Japan formally surrenders, ending World War II.
