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On September 1st, Hitler begins his campeign by invading Poland
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The Duration of World War II
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After two days of the Invasion of Poland, Great Britain and France together declare war on Nazi Germany
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Germany, Italy, and Japan sign the Tripartite Pact forming the original Axis Powers
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Hitler declares war on Russia(The Soviet Union) beginning the invasion of Russia
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The Japanese pull a surprise attack on The United States who were at peace at the time forcing The U.S. into the war.
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Four days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Germany declares war on The United States.
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Japan attacks the United States' held Midway Island and loses blowing a hole in The Japanese Navy. This is the turning point of the Naval war between Japan and The United States
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This is arguably the turning point of the war in Russia. Germany's forces were so weakened that they never were able to regain their strength
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The Germans and Italians are defeated in their conquest of North Africa and are forced to surrender
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Otherwise known as D-day Operation Overlord was the largest amphibious invasion in History. The Americans, English, and Canadians, along with many others invaded five beaches in Normandy, France where Germans were bunkered in.
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The United States continues their conquest of fighting back the Japanese in the Pacific Islands.
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The dictator of Italy is killed while trying to flee the country
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As Berlin is being overrun by Allied forces, Hitler commits suicide
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The war in Europe ends with Germany's surrender.
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The Americans drop the first of two atomic bombs on Japan
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Japan surrenders finally, ending World War II for good