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Japan invades Manchuria for their natural resources.
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Japan invades China for natural resources.
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Germany invades poland. Making the official start of WWII
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Declare war on Germany because they invaded Poland
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Winston Churchill becomes leader of the British government
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Italy joins the war but joins the axis powers.
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Germany launches an air attack on Great Britain. These attacks last until the end of October and are known as the Battle of Britain
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Germany, Italy, and Japan sign the Tripartite Pact creating the Axis Alliance
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Germany and the Axis Powers attack Russia with a huge force of over four million troops
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Japan attacks naval base in Hawaii. "Day that will live in infamy" Start of WWII for the United States.
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The US declares for on Japan because of the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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US navy defeats the japanese navy.
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The Allies invade and take the island of Sicily.
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Italy surrenders to the Allies, however Germany helps Mussolini to escape and set up a government in Northern Italy.
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D-Day stormed the beaches of Normandy.
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Paris is liberated from nazi control.
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The Germans launch a large attack in the Battle of the Bulge. They lose to the Allies sealing the fate of the German army
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After a fierce battle the US marines win the battle of Iwo Jima.
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Germans laid down their arms in Europe cities causing a victory. Also known as V-E Day.
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The US launches first atomic bomb in Japan (Hiroshima) won't be the last one.
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launch another atomic bomb in japan on the 9th (Nagasaki)
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Japan formally surrenders aboard the USS Missouri causing the end of the war.
