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Germany invades Poland
Germany invades Poland, Thus beginning World War II -
Soviets invade Finland
465,000 Soviets and 1,000 Soviet aircrafts cross the Soviet-Finnish border and bomb Helsinki. -
German Blitzkrieg Begins
Germany begins using this tactic in Rotterdam and other Dutch cities. -
German air attacks on Britain
Germain Air attacks on Britain intensify as the British Royal Air Force starts bombing German targets at night. -
Axis Powers
Germany, Italy, and Japan enter a 10 year alliance that comes to be know as the Axis. Hungary and Romania will join later. -
More German Invasions
Germans invade Greece and Yugoslavia -
Germany invades Soviet Russia
Germany invades the Soviet Russia, breaking the nonagression pact signed in 1939. -
Pearl Harbor
360 Japanse planes attack Pearl Harbor killing more than 2,300 American soldiers, sailors, and civilians. -
America declares war on Japan
After a vote in Congress and the House, President Roosevelt signs the declaration of war. -
Germany and Italy declare war on the U.S.
Germany and Italy declare war on the United States, ending it's neutrality in the war in Europe. -
WAAC
Congress establishes the Women's Auxiliary Army Corps under the direction of Oveta Culp Hobby -
Gas Rationing
Gasoling Rationing goes into effect for the Eastern United States -
Air attacks on the Germans
The first 1,000-bomber attack on German industrial targets is carried out by Britain's Royal Air Force. -
First stable nuclear chain reaction
At the University of Chicago's staff field, the first controlled, self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction is realized by a team of scientists working under the name of the Manhattan Engineering District -
Food rationing
In the United States, meat, fats, canned goods, and cheese are rationed. -
Battle of Kursk
The battle of Kursk begins. The Soviets win eventually after a week of fighting. Both sides took heavy casualties. -
Chinese United States citizens
President Roosevelt repeals the U.S. Chinese Exclusion Acts of 1882 and 1902, thus allowing Chinese residents of the United States to be eligible for citizenship. -
An assassination attempt
An assassination attempt on Adolph Hitler by some of his generals are unsuccessful -
Hiroshima
An American B-29 Bomber drops an atomic bomb on the industrial city of Hiroshima. -
Japan surrenders
General MacArthur accepts the formal, unconditional surrender of Japan in Tokyo Bay
