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Japan invades manchuria without declaration of war for their resources
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goal was to boost italian national prestiege and resources
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japan that already controles manchuria invades china
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Hitlier took this over as soon as he came to power and had the austrian leader murdered.
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this bargain or pact, allowed germany to take czechoslovakia
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Poland does its best to help and sends all it knows about the german enigma machine to the british and french.
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Germany and russia sign non agression pact and agree to invade poland and share it.
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Germany invades poland which makes a domino effect of things happen. It makes countries declare war on others because of alliances.
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german and britan air forces fought and britan won showing just air powers could not be used to win a battle
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diplomatic alliance between the Axis powers, Germany, Italy, and japan
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Japan uses their military to bomb pearl harbor. They destroy virtually every ship there and kill many people. America joins the war a day after this.
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after the bombing of pearl harbor america realizes they can not sit aside. The U.S. declares war and joins the fght. Three days later Germany and Italy declare war on the U.S.
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in this battle four japanese carriers are sunk and japan looses their naval superiority.
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Successful soviet defence of the city of stalingrad, considered greatest battle of their patriotic war
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41 german U-boats are sun in 3 weeks and the remaining retreat
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garmany occupies nothern and cerntral italy now
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American, British, and Canadian invades france at beaches of Normandy
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allies reach paris and the troops there freeparis from axis control
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western allies smashed through the defences of germany and forced germany to surrender
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President Roosevelt dies
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Hitler commits suicide in a bunker in berlin. He appoints Admiral Doenitz to lead after him. Hitler would rather die than pay for his crimes against humanity.
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the war in europe ends as germany surrenders
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America uses the first atomic bomb trying to crush japans will to fight. They use advanced bomber planes to attack the city, one of the two dropped leading to the end of the war.
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The second of the bombs droppd in japan, this bomb completely destroyes the city. This event crushes japans will to fight and leads to its surrender. Japan will surrender 5 days after this event happens.
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Japan surrenders to the allied forces after having atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Japan knew they would lose but tried to last the longest they could. Japan surrendered for their own good.
