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The bushfire killed 71 people.
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Mohandas Gandhi begins a protest against autocratic rule in India.
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This was the day the the Second World War officially began. The Nazis (Germans) attack Poland. The Nazi leader, Adlof Hitler declared war because he was upset with the Treaty of Versaille (a peace agreemant after the First World War).
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As a reponse to the Invasion of Poland the two counties declare war on Germany.
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President Roosevelt declares that the United States will not pick sides for the war.
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The Invasion of Poland was successful. The Nazis' take over Poland.
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This was Walt Disney's seond feature length movie.
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The famous show created by Hanna and Barbara.
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The Summer Games are cancelled due to the ongoing war.
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The Nazis now begin to attack the lower parts of Europe. While this is happening Winston Churchill becomes the prime minister of Great Britain.
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Benito Mussolini was the Italian leader and he decided he would place his alliance with Hitler.
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An air battle between the Germans and the British that went on for months in which the British eventually won.
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The comic book hero Captain America appears in comic books. Created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby.
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Hitler decides that the Nazi forces should attack the Soviets making their leader Joseph Stalin place his alliance with the Allied forces (forces who are aginst the Nazis).
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Japan was also part of the Axis. The Nazis conquered Europe and the Japanese took care of Asia and the Americas. One of the biggest events in the Second World War.
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President Roosevelt declared war against the Japanese because of the attack at Pearl Harbor. This attack killed many people and also did vast damage to the U.S. Navy.
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The two countries do this because the U.S.declared war on Japan.
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The comic book series Artchie first comic comes out.
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The Axis forces surrender to the Soviets.
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Mussolini is arrested. The Facist Grand Council decide to replace him.
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In July the Allied forces landed on Sicily, Italy and start advancing towards the mainland of Italy.
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The movie is about the sinking of the ship famous ship Titanic this movie opened was German.
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The first foreign movie shown on TV in New York City,
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Allies attack the French beaches of Normandy. This battle was brutal.
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Adolf Hitler commits suicide, he also kills his wife when he shot himself in the forehead.
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The bomb the U.S. dropped on Japan was the first nuclear weapon ever used in warfare. The bomb was named "Little Boy" and dropped from a plane named the "Enola Gay".
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The Jaoppanese did not surrender so they lauched another bomb. This bomb was named "Fat Man" and was dropped on Nagasaki, Japan.
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The war ended when the Japanese decided to surrender. World War II is over.
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The charter for the UN is ratified by the majority of big countries.
