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Rationing is introduced in Britain
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German troops invade Denmark and Norway
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Italy declares war on Britain and France.
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Soviet Union renews pact with Germany
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Churchill and FDR form Atlantic Charter, establishing the war aims of both nations
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Germany and Italy declare war on United States
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14 Nazi leaders attend a short meeting to discuss the elimination of the remaining European Jews. The genocidal plan is dubbed "The Final Solution."
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Japan captures Bataan. By June, Japan also controls the Philippines
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War rationing books are issued in America with coupons for gasoline, which joins sugar and coffee. Later, during 1943, meat, fats and oils, butter, cheese and processed foods are also rationed.
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German surrender in Tunisia
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Italy surrenders
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Italy declares war on Germany
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Battle of the Bulge, the last German offensive in the west
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Hitler commits suicide
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Atomic bomb is dropped on Hiroshima.