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The National Socialist German Workers' Partyis formed
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Hitler takes the Rhineland back after losing it after the Treaty of Versailles. The Rhinela was an important industrial area.
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Japanese and Germans sign pact against Soviet Russia
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The United Kingdom is bombed by German aircraft
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Germany, Japan, Italy sign Tripartite Pact and form an alliance
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An act to provide aid to other Allies is enacted
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Japanese begin the Pacific conflict by bombing Pearl Harbor
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Allied forces win a major batle against Japanese, greatly damaging their fleet
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Kiev is liberated by Soviet forces
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Allied troops liberate Rome from Germany
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The Allied forces assault Germany's on the beaches of Normandy, France.
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Germans launch surprise attack on Allies in area around Belgium, France, and Luxembourg. This is the costliest battle for the US.
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US forces capture the island of Iwo Jima to use it as a staging area close to the main Japanese islands
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US President Roosevelt dies of a stroke
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Hitler kills himself in his bunker.
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Germany surrenders to the western Allies on the 7th, and to the Soviets on the 9th.
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Hiroshima and Nagasaki are destroyed by atomic bombs droppped by the United States
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After the Atomic Bombings, Japan accepts the Potsdam terms and surrenders to the Allied forces.
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Tojo is convicted of war crimes and hanged
