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Bill passes that gives Roosevelt the power to lend weapons to any country that is doing something that protects democracy or the United States.
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Roosevelt orders any US ships to shoot German submarines on site.
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4,000,000 axis soldiers invade the USSR. It is the biggest invasion in history,
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Japan bombs Pearl Harbor. It was a surprise attack, that disproved isolationit theories.
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U.S. declares war on Japan in response to their attack on Pearl Harbor.
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Germany and Italy declare war on U.S.
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26 countries signed the Atlantic Charter, agreeing to remain in the war. It was the first use of the name "United Nations."
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Nazis decide the "Final Solution" will be a mass killing of the Jews at the Wannsee conference.
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The battle lasted from the 8th to the 15th
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First Japanese Internment Camp, Colorado River Relocation Center, opens.
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An important Naval battle that ia turning point in the war against Japan.
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German advances are stopped in Stalingrad
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It was the turning point in the war in Europe and was Germanys first big defeat
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A new German government is established
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On the same day the Allies invade it, Italy surrenders
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Allies start a massive bombing campaign against Germany
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US stormed the beaches in France
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Germany launches the first V-1 flying bomb against Great Britain
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Liberation of Paris lasted from Augest 19-Augest 25. On 25, they were freed from German control
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Allies enter Germany
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US begins a massive bombing campaign against Germany
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Roosevelt dies after being elected for his 4th term. Harry S Truman takes over office
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Hitler killed himself in a bunker with cyanide
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On May 7th, Germany surrendered, ending WWII in Europe
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It was the first usage of a bomb of this kind
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On Augest 9, the US nuked Japan a second time
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