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Adolf Hitler becomes chancellor of Germany.
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Italy, under the leadership of Prime Minister Benito Mussolini, invades Ethiopia
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Time Inc. releases an anti nazi propaganda newsreel entitled march of time in nazi germany.
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Benito Mussolinis italian forces attack France from the south
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FDR warns japanese government to cease all aggression toward neighboring countries or else face US forces
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Italian government officially surrenders to allied powers.
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The first of nearly 3 million allied soldiers arrive in normandy, on the northern shores of france.
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Soviet Union enters the pacific war as promised in Yalta
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formal surrender ceremony is conducted in Tokyo Bay on the US battleship Missourri
