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germany invades poland
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great britian and france declare war on germany
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blitzkrieg against denmark and norway
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attacks against netherlands, belgium,france
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france surrenders
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germans bomb british cities
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air attacks against britian
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greece and yugoslavia are captured
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hitler invades soviet union
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japan attacks pearl harbour, philippines, and dutch east indies
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united states inters war
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united states wins battles of coral sea and midway
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japan controls most of southeast asia
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germans attack stalingrad
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britian and united states invade north africa
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germans surrender at stalingrad
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german and italian troops surrender in french north africa
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soviets defeat germans at battle of kursk
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rome falls to allies
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d-day
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paris is liberated
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germany is invaded
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germany surrenders
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united states drops atomic bombs on japan
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japan surrenders