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World War 2
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Invasions of Poland by USSR and Germany, beginning World War II. Most of Poland is taken in days.
Invasions of Poland by USSR and Germany, beginning World War II. Most of Poland is taken in days. -
Germany uses quick strikes called blitzkrieg, meaning lightning war, to take over much of western Europe including the Netherlands, Belgium, and northern France.
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Italy enters the war as a member of the Axis powers.
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Germany, Italy, and Japan sign the Tripartite Pact creating the Axis Alliance.
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The Japanese attack the US Navy in Pearl Harbor. The next day the US enters World War II on the side of the Allies.
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The US Navy defeats the Japanese navy at the Battle of Midway.
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D-day and the Normandy invasion. Allied forces invade France and push back the Germans.
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The Germans launch a large attack in the Battle of the Bulge. They lose to the Allies sealing the fate of the German army.
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Adolf Hitler commits suicide as he knows Germany has lost the war.
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The United States drops the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. The city is devastated.
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Japan surrenders to US General Douglass MacArthur and the Allies.