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Japan invades Manchuria for their resources.
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This marks the start of WWII in the Pacific.
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A pact is signed between the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany. This pact is broken after approximately two years.
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Germany and Soviet Union work together to invade Poland. This is considered the start of World War II.
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Denmark surrendered the very same day they were invaded. Norway was able to hold off the Nazis until June 9, 1940.
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The Tripartite Pact involved Germany, Italy, and Japan. It was an agreement to assist each other for the next ten years.
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Bulgaria joins the Axis. Until then, the Axis had consisted mainly of Italy, Germany, and Japan.
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Japan pulls the United States into the war. The public gets behind the president and the US begins preparing for war.
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The US and British stopped the Japanese from taking Australia. The Japanese had planned to attack New Guinea and one of the SOlomon Islands.
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The Japanese figured America would rush to defend Alaska if they attacked the Aleutian Islands. When the Japanese attacked the Aleutian Islands, America sent a few ships to appease them. Little did the Japanese know, America had broken the code and knew that they were actually going to attack Midway. America was waiting for the Japanese when they showed up at Midway and thwarted Japan's attempts to gain ground. This battle was known as a "game changer."
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This was the first American offensive. Japan was building an airbase so the US waited until it was finished to attack. This allowed them to take it over after 6 months of fighting.
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This caused the Axis powers to retreat across Libya and into Tunisia.
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160,000 troops and 5,000 ships invade Normandy.
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Hitler killed himself using a gun in his home in Berlin. His wife, Eva, also killed herself by ingesting cyanide.
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Allies formally accept the unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany.
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Germany finally ends their role in WWII.
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This results in the death of over 100,000 people.
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This lead the Soviet Union to invade Manchura.
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The US dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki that would leave lasting impacts on the region.
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Japn finally surrenders.
