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Following Neville Chamberlain’s resignation on 10th May 1940, Churchill became Prime Minister. Without him becoming Prime Minister, Britain wouldn't be so successful in the war.
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Hitler invades Poland, which starts WWII
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The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise preemptive military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service upon the United States against the naval base at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii . This event is significant because it cause the U.S to go into war.
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The Battle of Midway took place in the Pacific in the June of 1942, it was a crucial and decisive naval battle, which eventually saw the Americans as victorious.
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The Battle of Stalingrad which began on 23 August 1942, was a turning point in WW2. It was the German army’s first major setback,
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The Allied invasion of Italy took place on 3rd September 1943, following the successful invasion of Sicily.
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The Allied invasion of France began on 6th June 1944. It led to the eventual liberation of France from the Nazis and contributed to the Allies victory in the war.
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Paris was liberated from the Nazis on 25th August 1944. See below celebration scenes follow the capital’s liberation.
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The Battle of Iwo Jima was a major battle in which the United States Marine Corps and Navy landed on and eventually captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II.
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The final stage of WW2 saw American forces drop atomic bombs on the Japanese cities Hiroshima and Nagaski in August 1945, killing at least 129,000 people.
