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The Nazi party seized control of Germany after the German president appoints Adolf Hitler as the chancellor of the country.
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The German forces invade and conquer Austria, an event known as 'Anschluss'.
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Germany invades Poland, thus causing France and Britain to respond by declaring war on them.
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The time span in which war was first declared until the Germans officially surrendered.
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Germany breaks through Belgium and the Netherlands, enabling them to easily take control of France and began to focus on attacking Britain.
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Germany starts to conduct air raids against the British, causing them to reach out for US military assistance.
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The Japanese use kamikaze bombers to attack a US fleet stationed in Hawaii, thus thrusting the US into the war.
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Just one day after the Pearl Harbor attacks, the US officially declares war on Japan to, in my opinion, get revenge on them.
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One of the major turning points in the war, as it was the US' first victory in the Pacific and it sent the Japanese into a full retreat.
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Another turning point in the war, the Soviet Union held its own on the eastern front vs the Germans and the Axis forces, causing them to fall back.
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The day the Allied forces first touch ground in Europe, and it signals the beginning of the end of the war.
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The US begin to send troops to the Philippines in order to lead an offensive against Japan, and this was the day they first landed.
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After being cornered off by US troops, Hitler decided to take his own life rather than face the punishment for crimes he committed.
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The first ever atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan by the US, effectively leading to a Japanese surrender.
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The second of the two bombs dropped by the US on Japan in the same day, this one hitting the city of Nagasaki. This was the final event that led to Japan surrendering.
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Japan agrees to unconditionally surrender due to the destruction caused by the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
