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Germany incorporates Austria in the Anschluss.
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Germany attacks Poland.
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Great Britain and France declare war on Germany.
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The Soviet Union invades Poland.
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Germany invades and takes control of Denmark and Norway.
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Italy enters the war.
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The Italians invade British-controlled Egypt from Italian-controlled Libya.
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Germany, Italy, and Japan sign the Tripartite Pact.
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Bulgaria joins the Axis Powers.
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The day the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.
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The United States declares war on Japan, entering World War II.
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Germany and its Axis partners declare war on the United States.
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The Germans launch a massive tank offensive near Kursk in the Soviet Union. The Soviets blunt the attack within a week and begin an offensive initiative of their own.
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US and British troops land on Sicily. By mid-August, the Allies control Sicily.
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Allied troops land on the beaches of Salerno near Naples.
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British and US troops land on the Normandy beaches of France
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US troops land in the Philippines.
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Germany surrenders to the Soviets.
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The United States drops the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. The city is devastated.
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Japan surrenders, ending World War II.
