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Japan invades China, initiating WWII in the Pacific
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Great Britain and France declare war on Germany
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Germany invades Poland, initiating WWII in Europe
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blitzkrieg against Denmark and Norway
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German attacks against Netherlands, Belgium, France
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France surrenders
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Battle of Britain
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Hitler invades the Soviet Union
Hitler invaded the SU despite telling Russia they wouldn't. -
Japan attacks Pearl Harbor, Philippines, and Dutch East Indies. By the spring of 1942, Japan control most of Southeast Asia.
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, which is in Hawaii. -
United States enters the war
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Germany and Axis partners declare war on the U.S.
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US defeated Japan in naval battle "Battle of Midway"
Island hopping-travel from one island to another -
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Battle of Stalingrad
It stopped the German advance into the Soviet Union and marked the turning of the tide of war in favor of the Allies. 2 million died. -
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Great Britain and United States invade Africa
They used Africa to get Germany to put there troops inbetween where British and US troops for an easy victory. -
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Battle of Normandy
British and U.S. troops land on the beaches of Normandy. Paris is liberated by Allied forces. By December, nearly all of France, most of Belgium, and parts of the Netherlands are liberated. On D--Day a over 4,000 allied powers troops lost their lives, Over 156,000 soldiers arrived to fight. -
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Battle of the Bulge
Hitler held a blitzkrieg against the Allied Powers, there were loads of casulties but Allied powers won. -
Soviets launch final offensive, encircling Berlin, Germany
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Hitler commited suicide
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Germany surrenders to the western Allies.
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Germany surrenders to the Soviets.
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US drops Atom bomb on Hiroshima
80,000 people died immedietly and an extra 60,000 people died later that year. It was the first time the atom bomb was used. -
US drops Atom bomb on Nagaski
Japan wouldn't surrender after Hiroshima, so the US dropped the bomb on Nagasaki which killed over 80,000 people -
Japan unconditionally surrenders
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Japan formally surrenders, ending World War II.