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Germany invades Poland, marking the offical start of WWII
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Four million troops poured over the Russian border. Within one month, over two and half million Russians had been killed, wounded or captured.
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Japenese plotted a surprise attack on USA naval base in Hawaii.
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Following the attack on Peal Harbor, Japanese armies rolled over Southeast Asia, the Philippines, and the East Indies. The war in the Pacific was fought on land, at sea, and in the air
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during the final stage of the Second World War, the United States dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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President Harry S. Truman signs the United Nations Charter and the United States becomes the first nation to complete the ratification process and join the new international organization.
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The bombing of Nagasaki on August 9th was the last major act of World War Two and within days the Japanese had surrendered.
