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World War two officaily begins. germany invades poland.
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France declares war on Germany. Great britan declares war on germany too.
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Germany uses quick strikes called blitzkrieg, meaning lightning war, to take over much of western Europe including the Netherlands, Belgium, and northern France.
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Germany uses quick strikes called blitzkrieg, meaning lightning war, to take over much of western Europe including the Netherlands, Belgium, and northern France.
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Italy joins the war under mussulini. They are part of the axis powers which also include germany and japan
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Germany and the Axis Powers attack Russia with a huge force of over four million troops
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The Japanese attack the US Navy in Pearl Harbor. It is a supprise attack and it is very devestating. Its the reason the usa joins the war
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The US Navy defeats the Japanese navy at the Battle of Midway.
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Italy surrenders to the Allies, however Germany helps Mussolini to escape and set up a government in Northern Italy.
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D-day and the Normandy invasion. Allied forces invade France and push back the Germans. They arrive on the eaches and only omoha i a gory battle.
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The Germans launch a large attack in the Battle of the Bulge. They lose to the Allies sealing the fate of the German army.
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Adolf Hitler commits suicide as he knows Germany has lost the war. He takes syonide pills to make it painless. He does it with his wife
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GERMANY ENDS UP SURRENDERING TO THE ALLIED POWERS
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The United States drops the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. The city is devastated. It kills more than 70,00 people!
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Another atomic bomb is dropped on Nagasaki, Japan. This results in more than 75,000 deaths. with a total of more than 140,00 deaths from two atomic bombs
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Japan surrenders to US General Douglass MacArthur and the Allies. The horrible world war two is finally over.
