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Germany attacks Poland, starting World War II.
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Germany attacks Norway and Denmark
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Germany invades the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxemborg.
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France signs Reich Treaty that allows Germany to occupy the northern part of France
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Germany attacks Great Britain. The war was called "Battle of Britain"
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Germany fails to take over Great Britain.
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Germany invades Greece
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Germany invades the Soviet Union
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Japan bombs Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. As a result, the U.S. declares war on Japan, Germany, and Italy.
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Germany invades Hungary
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British and American troops land on the beaches of Normandy. The battle is known as "D-Day."
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Poland is liberated. Allies bomb Dresden, Germany, killing 35, 000 people and forcing them to surrender.
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Adolf Hitler commits suicide.
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The Atomic Bomb is dropped on Japan. Japan surrenders a few weeks later.