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Nazis invade Poland
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World War II
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Britain, France, Austrialia, and New Zealand declare war on Germany
Britain, France, Austrialia, and New Zealand declare war on Germany -
United States Proclaims its neutrality
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Canada declares war on Germany
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Nazis invade Denmark and Norway
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Nazis invade France, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands
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Winston Churchill replaces Neville Chamberlin as British Prime Minister
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Dunkirk evacuation begins
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Dunkirk evactuation ends
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France signs armistice with Nazi Germany
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Battle of Britain begins
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Germany, Italy, and Japan form the Axis
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Operation Barbarossa
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Japanese attack Pearl Harbor
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Germany and Italy declare was on the U.S.
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The Battle of Midway begins
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The Battle of El Alamein begins
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The Battle of Stalingrad begins
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D-Day
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The battle of the Bulge begins
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Battle of Iwo Jima begins
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Battle of Okinawa begins
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V-E Day
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U.S. drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima
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U.S. drops atomic bomb on Nagasaki
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Japan Surrenders