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Japan invades Manchuria
Japan invades Manchuria -
Germany invades Poland
Marks the start of World War 2. German invaded Poland -
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France falls to Germany
Germany invades France and France is not strong enough to hold them off. -
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Battle of Britain
Great Britain was alone against Germany because France had fallen -
Lend-Lease Act
United States could give supplies to nations at war that would help defend the United States. -
Pearl Harbor
Japan launches a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor -
Japan attacks islands
Japan attacks the Philippines, Wake Island, Guam, Malaya, Thailand, Shanghai and Midway. -
Germany declares war on the United States
Germany declares war on the United States after Pearl Harbor. -
Bataan Death March
Allied POWs are forced to walk 60miles under a hot sun. -
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Battle of Coral Sea
Japan and Allies. First battle in which aircraft carriers engaged eachother. -
Japan invades the Aleutian Islands
Japan invades the Aleutian Islands. -
U.S. invades the Solomon Islands
1st Marine Division invades Tulagi and Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands. 1st U.S. amphibious landing in the Pacific Theater -
U.S. inades Aleutian Islands
U.S. troops invade Adak Isalnd in the Aleutian Islands. -
Battle of El Alamein
Allies invade North Africa and fight Germans. Germans retreat -
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Battle of Stalingrad
Germans wanted oil fields in the Soviet Union. Soviets win. Turning point in Soviet Union. -
Allies take over Italy
The Allies invade Italy. Allies took over Italy -
D-Day
American and British soldiers surround Nazi's at Normandy, France. Turning point of the European Theater. -
VE Day
Germany surrenders. World War 2 ends one day later -
First Atomic Bomb dropped
U.S. drops first Atomic Bomb dropped on Hiroshima -
Second Atomic Bomb dropped
U.S. drops second Atomic Bomb on Nagasaki -
Japan surrenders
Japan accepts unconditional surrender