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Britain and france declare ware after giving Hitler an ultimatum
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Nazis invade Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg. Churchill takes over as Britians prime minister after Chamberlain resigns.
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Japanese attacks pearl harbor and several other places. The US and Britain declare war on Japan.
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Roosevelt sent Japanese and Japanese Americans in the weater US to relocation centers for the rest of the war.
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The German 6th army surrenders at Stalingrad. That is the turning point for the war in Russia.
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Allies invade Normandy on June 6, 1944. That is also known as D-Day.
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Hitler's suicide is announced and Admiral Doenitz takes over command of Germany.