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Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan sign the Anti-Comintern Pact. The pact is directed against the Soviet Union and the international Communist movement.
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Japan invaded China, conflict that broke out when China began a full-scale resistance to the expansion of Japanese influence in its territory. -
Italy joins Germany and Japan in the Anti-Comintern Pact. which pledged Germany, Italy, and Japan “to assist one another with all political, economic and military means”
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France and Great Britain guarantee the integrity of the borders of the Polish state. The goal was to deter further German aggression by guaranteeing the independence of Poland and Romania.
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The Soviet Union invades Finland, initiating the so-called Winter War. The Finns sue for an armistice and cede the northern shores of Lake Lagoda to the Soviet Union.
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The battle of Britain ends in defeat for Nazi Germany , It also enabled the Americans to establish a base of operations in England to invade Normandy on D-Day in 1944.
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Hitler called off his planned invasion of Britain and the Battle of Britain ended. Both sides suffered enormous loss of life and aircraft. Britain weakened the Luftwaffe and prevented Germany from achieving air superiority. -
The Battle of Britain pits German bombers against British fighters in a thwarted German prelude to invasion. It suffered from constant supply problems, largely as a result of underachievement in aircraft production -
Nazi Germany and its Axis partners declare war on the United States. was claimed to be a series of provocations by the United States government
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Having agreed in principle to unconditional surrender on August 14, 1945, Japan formally surrenders, ending World War II.