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This is the date that World War II was declared.
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War has officially been declared.
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The Italians invade Egypt.
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Bulgaria joins the axis
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Germany, Italy, and Japan sign the Tripartite Pact.
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Germany and its allies invade the Soviet Union.
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Italy invades Albania.
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Slovakia, Romania, and Hungary join the axis.
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Germany invades Poland.
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Great Britain and France declare war on Germany.
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The Soviet Union then launches an attack, and invades Poland.
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The Soviet Union invades Finland, called the "Winter War"
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Germany invades Denmark and Norway. Norway holds out for a little bit while Denmark surrenders immediately.
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Italy enters the war.
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The Battle of Britain ends in defeat for Germany.
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Japan bombs Pearl Harbor.
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USA declares war on Japan entering WWII.
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Germany and its allies declare war on the United States.
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US and Great Britain invades Algeria.
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The Axis surrenders to the Allies.
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Allie troops land on the beaches of Salerno.
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Soviet troops invade Kiev.
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Britain and US land on the coast of France.
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Finland leaves the Axis agreement.
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Adolf Hitler commits suicide.
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This signals the end of World War II.
