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Italy launched an attack on Ethiopia
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Hitler takes a part of France which had once been part of Germany, attack is unmatched
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In a speech in Chicago, Roosevelt criticized Japan's aggressiveness and stated the need for informal alliances in peaceful nations
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Nazis and Soviets sign nonaggression pact as Hitler does not want to fight a war on two fronts
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Germany invades Poland using a new strategy called Blitzkrieg. A quick, rapid attack using Planes and Tanks to get deep into enemy territory quickly. Within a month Poland is conquered
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War fought between Allies (Britain, United States, and the Soviet Union) and the Axis (Germany, Italy, Japan)
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After Germany had already started an invasion of Poland from the West, the Soviet Union came in two weeks later from the East and took a considerable amount of Poland
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Formal alliance signed between Japan, Germany, and Italy
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United States puts embargo on selling resources to Japan
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Hitler launches attacks on Denmark and Norway, conquering the countries almost immediately
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Hitler uses his blitzkrieg attack strategy to quickly take small countries Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands
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Air battle over the British Channel. British lost over 1000 planes, while Germany lost 1700.
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President Roosevelt signs act allowing United States to sell war supplies to countries who are vital to the U.S
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Breaking the nonaggression pact signed between the two nations less than two years ago, Germany attacks the Soviet Union
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Japanese attack U.S naval base on Hawaiian island Oahu
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Following devastating attack on Pearl Harbor, United States declares war on Japan
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Following weeks of stalemate, the United States wins a battle to turn the tide on the Pacific front
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Battle between U.S and Japanese forces in the pacific. Halted the advance of Japanese armies in the Pacific
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German soldiers retreat from Russia after months of bitter fighting, signaling a shift in the war
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United States makes a coordinated attack with Britain to attack Italy
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Allied forces storm German defenses on the beach of Normandy. Goal is to push through defenses in order to meet paratrooper offensive in the East
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German army surrenders, and the war in Europe is over after almost six years
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Two Atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, obliterating the cities and ending the war in Japan
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Following a bitter three year battle in the pacific and a culmination of two atomic bombs, Japan surrenders to the Allied forces, ending World War II
