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Mao Zedong heads what is come to be known as the long march, to escape Jiang Jieshi.
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When Germany invaded poland, France and Great Britain declared war on Germany.
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Early in the morning on December 7, 1941, japan launched a surprise attack on the U.S. pacific naval fleet at pearl harbor.
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The United Nations is formed
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Finally Germany surrenders
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The U.S. bombs Hiroshima
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The U.S. drops another bomb on Nagasaki.