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Germany invaded poland,setting off war in europe. The soviet union also invaded poland and the Baltic nations.(German Blitzkrieg)
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germany invaded france and captured paris.
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The united states gave britain war supplies and old naval warships in return for military bases in Bermuda and the caribbean(Lend Lease).
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germany bombed london,and the battle of britain began.
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germany invaded the soviet union.The soviet union defeated germany at stalingrad,marking the turning point of the war in eastern europe.
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Pearl Harbor was bombed on december 7,1941.
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After japan bombed pearl harbor,germany declared war on the united states.The united states declared ar on japan and germany.
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The united states was victorious over japan in the battle of midway.This victory was the turning point of the war in the pacific.
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American and other Allied troops landed in Normandy,France,on D-day to begin the liberation of western europe.
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The united states dropped two atomic bombs on japan (Hiroshima and Nagasaki)in 1945,forcing japan to surrender and ending World War II.
