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  Adolf Hitler becomes the leader of Germany.
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  Japanese attack China.
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  Germans take over Austria.
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  poland is invaded by German and soviet troops
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  Franklin D. Roosevelt is re-elected as president of the United States for third term.
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  Japanese planes bomb the United States.
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  japan takes over Philippines
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  General Montgomery leads the allies to a victory over the axis troops in North Africa.
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  The Allies send invasion forces to Normandy,France
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  Germany Surrenders
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  Japan Surrenders