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Germany's annexation of Austria
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The Treaty in which Czechoslovakia was surrendered to Germany
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Hitler and Stalin sign a non-aggression pact
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Britain begins building its military and introduces conscription. It also reassures Poland, who is being threatened by Germany
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Hitler breaks his promises and invades Czechoslovakia
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Hitler invades Poland
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The time after the declaration of war when Britain saw no action
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Britain and France declare war on Germany in response to the invasion of Poland
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Hitler invades Denmark and Norway
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Hitler launches his Blitzkreig on Holland and Belgium
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Neville Chamberlain resigns and gave Churchill support
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British troops are miraculously evacuated from Dunkirk, along with some of the French forces
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Italy enters the war in hopes of spoils
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France essentially surrenders to Germany
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Germany conducts bombing raids on London ceaselessly
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pact of alliance between Germany, Italy, and Japan
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Italian forces were routed by British General Wavell
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German and Italian troops attack Yugoslavia, Greece, and Crete
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Japanese forces captured Singapore from the British taking 60,000 prisoners
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The US defeat the Japanese at Midway
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Hitler invades Russia, who in turn joins the Allies
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Japan attacks the U.S.
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Britain and the U.S. declare war on Japan
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Montgomery attacked the German-Italian army in North Africa
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The Russians win their first victory against Germany
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British and American forces under Eisenhower take control of Morocco and Algeria
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Britain and America manage to defeat Germany in Africa
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Britain and US invade Sicily
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Allies win the island of Sicily
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Italy Surrenders
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Allies discuss a plan to attack Germany
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Siege of Leningrad lifted
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Allies liberate Rome from the Germans
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The Allies launch a massive invasion in Normandy, France and win
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British forces under General Slim evicted the Japanese from Burma
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Paris was liberated from the Germans
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The V2 flying bombs kill three in London
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Germany launches its final defensive through the Ardennes region of Belgium, but were beaten back by the Allies
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The Allies cross the Rhine river while Soviets approach from the East
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Roosevelt dies and is replaced by Truman
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Russia reaches Berlin before the US
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Mussolini is captured and executed by Italian partisans
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Adolf Hitler kills himself with his wife
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German forces in Italy surrender to the Allies
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German forces in Germany, Holland, and Denmark surrender
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Hitler's successor offers unconditional surrender to the Allies
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Victory in Europe is celebrated
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Churchill lost the election to Clement Atlee's Labour Party
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Japanese generals refuse to surrender, and US dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima
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Russia declares war on Japan and invades Japanese ruled Manchuria
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After Japan hadn't surrendered after Hiroshima, the US dropped another atomic bomb on Nagasaki
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The Japanese unconditionally surrender to the allies
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US general Douglas MacArthur accepts Japan's surrender