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Hitler, Italy and France met in Munich and agreed that Hitler should have the Sudetanland of Czechoslovakia.
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Hitler marched into Czechoslovakia and occupied the country.
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After heavy shelling and bombing, Hitler invades Poland and they declare war on Germany
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Neville Chamberlain broadcast the announcement that the country was at war.
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lightning war against Holland and Belgium.
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The French signed an armistice with Germany taking France, which had been devastated.
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The Japanese, who were already waging war against the Chinese, attacked the US pacific fleet at Pearl Harbor.
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The United States Congress declared war on the Empire of Japan in response to that country's surprise attack on Pearl Harbor the prior day.
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The USA defeated the Japanese navy at the Battle of Midway. Following this victory, the US navy was able to push the Japanese back.
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Germany launched its final defensive through the Ardennes region of Belgium. They were beaten back by the allies.
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The allies launched an attack on Germany’s forces in France, Thousands of transports carried an invasion army. The Germans rushed troops to the area but were unable to prevent the allies from forming a solid bridgehead.
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President Roosevelt died. It was a hard death, he lead us through the depression. He was succeeded by President Truman.
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The Japanese generals refused to surrender. The US dropped an atomic bomb on the island of Hiroshima.
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The US dropped an atomic bomb on the island of Nagasaki three days after the first bomb as the Japanese had not surrendered following Hiroshima.
