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Germany invaded Poland without warning sparking the start of World War II.
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Britain and France were at war with Germany and within a week, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and South Africa had also joined the war. The world had been plunged into its second world war in 25 years.
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World War II
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Adolf Hitler directs his generals in planning the invasion of Denmark and Norway. They invade on April 9, 1940.
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British Prime Minister, Chamberlain, resigns, replaced by Churchill.
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Germany, Italy and Japan sign Tripartite Pact.
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Operation Barbarossa - Germany invades Soviet Union.
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Japan attacks Pearl Harbor.
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Japan declares war on United States of America.
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Germany declares war on United States of America.
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Battle of Midway - 4 Japanese carriers sunk.
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Germany surrenders at Stalingrad.
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US lands in Iwo Jima.
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US President Roosevelt dies - Truman becomes President.
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Hitler commits suicide.
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VE Day declared.
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U.S,drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima.
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Japanese surrender.
