Events of World War II

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    World War II

  • Germany invades Poland

    Germany invades Poland

    Britain and France declare war on Germany; beginning of war
  • The Blitz

    The Blitz

    Germany launch multiple nighttime bombing raids on Britain
  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor

    Japan attacks United States naval base in Hawaii; U.S. joins war
  • D-Day

    D-Day

    Allies invade German-occupied Normandy, France
  • Atomic Bomb

    Atomic Bomb

    U.S. drop atomic bomb on Japanese cities Hiroshima and Nagasaki