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Germany invades Poland and annexes Danzig; Britain and France give Hitler and Ultimatium
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Nazis invade Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg (May 10).
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Japanese attacks on Pearl Harbor, Philippines, Guam force U.S. into war; U.S. Pacific fleet crippled (Dec. 7).
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Nazis seize Rome (Sept. 10).
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Suicide of Hitler announced (May 1).
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A-bomb dropped on Hiroshima by U.S. (Aug. 6)