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Japan invades Manchuria.
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Fascist Italy invades, conquers and annexes Ethiopia
October 2, 1935–May 1936 -
Japan Invades China
July 7, 1937 -
Germany Italy, Great Britain, and France sign Munich Agreement
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Germany Invades Poland
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Great Britain and France declare war on Poland
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Italy enters War
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Battle of Britain ends
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Operation Barbarossa begins
June 22, 1941 -
Roosevelt and Chuchill announce the Atlantic Charter
August 14, 1941 - Roosevelt and Churchill announce the Atlantic Charter -
Japan Bombs Pearl Harbor
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Germany and Axis declare war on U.S.
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Hitler declares war on the United States.
December 11, 1941 - Hitler declares war on the United States. -
Declaration of the United Nations signed by 26 Allied nations
January 1, 1942 - Declaration of the United Nations signed by 26 Allied nations -
First American forces arrive in Great Britain.
January 26, 1942 - First American forces arrive in Great Britain. -
First deportations from the Warsaw Ghetto to concentration camps; Treblinka extermination camp opened.
July 22, 1942 - First deportations from the Warsaw Ghetto to concentration camps; Treblinka extermination camp opened. -
Battle of Stalingrad begins.
September 13, 1942 - Battle of Stalingrad begins. -
Soviets begin an offensive against the Germans in Stalingrad.
January 10, 1943 - Soviets begin an offensive against the Germans in Stalingrad. -
First bombing raid by Americans on Germany (at Wilhelmshaven
January 27, 1943 - First bombing raid by Americans on Germany (at Wilhelmshaven -
Allies enter Naples, Italy.
October 1, 1943 - Allies enter Naples, Italy. -
Large British air raid on Berlin.
November 18, 1943 - Large British air raid on Berlin. -
D-Day landings on the northern coast of France
June 6, 1944 - D-Day landings on the northern coast of France -
Last use of gas chambers at Auschwitz.
October 30, 1944 - Last use of gas chambers at Auschwitz. -
Battle of the Bulge in the Ardennes.
December 16-27 - Battle of the Bulge in the Ardennes. -
Soviet troops capture Warsaw, Poland.
January 17, 1945 - Soviet troops capture Warsaw, Poland. -
Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin meet at Yalta
February 4-11 - Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin meet at Yalta -
Last German offensive of the war begins to defend oil fields in Hungary.
March 6, 1945 - Last German offensive of the war begins to defend oil fields in Hungary. -
V-E (Victory in Europe) Day.
May 8, 1945 - V-E (Victory in Europe) Day. -
Adolf Hitler commits suicide
April 30, 1945 - Adolf Hitler commits suicide -
Unconditional surrender of all German forces to Allies.
May 7, 1945 - Unconditional surrender of all German forces to Allies. -
Allies divide up Germany and Berlin and take over the government.
June 5, 1945 - Allies divide up Germany and Berlin and take over the government. -
United Nations Charter is signed in San Francisco.
June 26, 1945 - United Nations Charter is signed in San Francisco. -
First atomic bomb dropped, on Hiroshima, Japan.
August 6, 1945 - First atomic bomb dropped, on Hiroshima, Japan. -
Second atomic bomb dropped, on Nagasaki, Japan.
August 9, 1945 - Second atomic bomb dropped, on Nagasaki, Japan. -
United Nations is born
October 24, 1945 - United Nations is born -
Nuremberg war crimes trials begin
November 20, 1945 - Nuremberg war crimes trials begin