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World War II started when Germany invaded Poland.
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Britain and France responded to the invasion on Poland by declaring war on Germany.
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Germany defeated Poland when it invaded Norway and Denmark
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In violation of the German-Soviet Pact, Germans and their allies invaded the Soviet Union.
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Japan bombs Pearl Harbor, and the US immediately declares war on Japan,
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Germany and Italy declare war on the United States
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150,000 allied soldiers landed in France, which was liberated by the end of August.
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Hitler commits suicide.
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Germany surrenders to the Western Allies and at Reims
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Germany surrenders to the Soviets in Berlin
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The US dropped an atomic bomb "Little Boy" in Hiroshima, Japan.
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The US dropped on atomic bomb "Fat Man" in Nagasaki, Japan.
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Japan surrenders to the U.S.
