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Germany invades Poland for seemingly no reason. Two days later, Britain and France declare war on Germany.
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The Germans implement a new tactic called "Blitzkrieg," or Lightning War.
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Neville Chamberlain resigns after losing a confidence vote in the House of Commons, and Winston Churchill is called upon to replace him.
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The Battle of Britain was the first battle to be fought completely in the air, and because Germany lacked planes, they were just barely defeated.
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While some of his forces were still bombing Britain, Hitler proceeded to invade Russia. But he underestimated the Russian climate, and his forces were crippled when the harsh winter hit. The Russians were victorious.
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The Japanese made one fatal mistake in the Second World War: they bombed a US naval base. While Hawaii wasn't technically an American state yet, the US had stationed a navy base on it called Pearl Harbor. The Japanese bombed it, and America entered the war.
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Millions of Jews were gassed in concentration camps.
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This marks Germany's first major defeat.
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Italy surrenders after the US bombed Rome.
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The invasion of Normany was possibly one of the most crucial Allied victories of the war.
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Soviet troops evacuate all the Jews and other prisoners from Auschwitz.
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President Truman is put into office as President of the United States.
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FDR dies of a heart attack 54 years exactly before John Robertson was born.
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Hitler commits suicide and so, not knowing what to do, Germany surrenders.
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The US drops two atomic bombs on Hiroshima/Nagasaki, Japan.