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Joseph Stalin begins his rise to power (unclear date)
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Hitler publishes his book titled mein kampf (unclear date)
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FDR sworn in as 32nd US president (unclear date)
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Hitler becomes leader of germany (unclear date)
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Germen forces move into Rhineland for the first time since WW1 (unclear date)
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German forces march into Austria (unclear date)
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German forces march into poland
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After german forces invade poland, Britan and France declare war
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Germany, Japan, and Italy become the axis powers (unclear date)
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Germany launches wave after wave of bombers to destroy london and other key points in britan's defence
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Japan attacks Pearl Harbor
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after the attack on pearl harbor, the US declares war
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after the US declares war on japan, Germany declares war on the US
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following pearl harbor, Japanese-Americans are moved away from the rest of the population(no exact date)
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the battle of midway was a pivital point in the pacfic theater, the battle was the first engagement using the US pacific carriers, the battle showed that the aircraft carrier was a piece of the navy that was to be reckened with
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Mussolini becomes leader of Italy
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Operation Torch was the allied invation of north africa
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Germany attacks stalingrad, the soviet union wins after gruling fighting
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the US forces capture the island of guadalcanal
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Allied forces finaly push axis forces from north africa for good (unclear date)
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Allied forces swarm Normandy beaches on D-day, the attack gained the allies a foothold in europe
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the US captures the Tarawa atoll
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US and Austrailian navel forces beat the japanese navy, cutting off supplies to the remaining japanese forces on leyte
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German forces attemt to break the allied lines and force them back, it was unsuccessful, it was also the last major offencive of germany
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soviet forces find auschwitz death camp, and liberate the remaining inmates
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US forces capture the island of Iwo Jima, gaining a emergency landing strip for the bombers
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FDR passes away before the end of ww2
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following the battle of berlin, soviet forces find hitler in his headquarters, dead
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Germany surrenders to the allied powers, ending the war in europe
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V-E day is celebrated, the war in europe is finaly over
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US forces capture Okinawa, plans for a US invation of mainland Japan, are based on launching troops from Okinawa. the atomic bombs make japan surrender making the invasion unnessesary (no exact date)
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the US drops the first atomic bomb used in warfare
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the US drops the last atomic bomb used in warfare, hopefully no others will be used in war
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Japan surrenders to the US abord the USS Missouri, ending WW2
