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World War II officially began on September 1, 1939, the Germans invaded Poland. They attack the Polish army with a force of 1.5 million troops backed up with aircrafts. HowStuffWorks "World War II Timeline: September 1, 1939-September 6, 1939" (HowStuffWorks)
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On September 3, Prime Minister Chamberlain went to the airwaves to announce to the British people that a war existed between their country and Germany. Britain Declares War On Germany, 1939 (Britain Declares War On Germany, 1939)
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Germany and France signed an armistice in the forest of Compiègne. The treaty provided that hostilities between the two nations would end six hours after the signing of an armistice treaty between France and Italy. http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/22/june-22-1940-hitler-gains-victory-over-france/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0
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Operation Sealion was cancelled as Hitler concentrated his attention to the USSR. Italy attacked Greece. "World War Two 1940". HistoryLearningSite.co.uk. 2010. Web.
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The Lend-Lease Bill is signed by American President Franklin Roosevelt allowing the United States to help the Allies in theur fight against the Axis.
Lend-Lease and Military Aid to the Allies in the Early Years of World War II - 1937–1945 - Milestones - Office of the Historian (Lend-Lease and Military Aid to the Allies in the Early Years of World War II - 1937–1945 - Milestones - Office of the Historian) -
Germany invades the Soviet Union with Operation Barbarossa.
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Germans invades the Ukraine with an agreement between Britain and Soviets. Instructions given by Hitler and Goring to prepare for the Final Solution
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Japan makes a surprise attack on the American naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii declaring war on Britain and the United States The History Place - World War II in Europe Timeline: December 7, 1941 - Japanese Bomb Pearl Harbor (The History Place - World War II in Europe Timeline: December 7, 1941 - Japanese Bomb Pearl Harbor)
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The newest Nazi extermination camp in Poland opens its gates. HowStuffWorks "World War II Timeline: April 14, 1942-April 29, 1942" (HowStuffWorks)
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Japan's main goals during WW2 was to remove the United States as a Pacific power. Japan was going to defeat the US Pacific Fleet and us Midway as a base to attack Pearl Harbor. http://www.nationalww2museum.org/learn/education/for-students/ww2-history/at-a-glance/midway.html
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August 7, 1942- Feb 1943 United States and its Pacific Allies fought a brutally hard air-sea-land campaign against the Japanese for possession the island of Guadalcanal.
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D-Day landings on the northern coast of France Normandy landings (Wikipedia)
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Germans launch the last major offensive of the war, Battle of the Bulge, an attempt to push the Allied front line west from northern France to northwestern Belgium.
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Largest casualties with over 100,000 Japanese casualties and 50,000 casualties for the Allies. Battle Of Okinawa: Summary, Fact, Pictures and Casualties (History Net Where History Comes Alive World US History Online Battle Of Okinawa Summary Fact Pictures and Casualties Comments)
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Germany signed an unconditional surrender at Allied headquarters in Reims, France, ending the European conflict of World War II. May 7, 1945 | Nazi Germany Surrenders in World War II (The Learning Network May 7 1945 Nazi Germany Surrenders in World War II Comments)
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The atomic bombings of the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan were planted by the United States by the en of World War II in August 1945. The two bombing are the only nuclear wapons in warfare used.
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The surrender of the Empire of Japan on September 2, 1945, brought the hostilities of World War II to a close. Japan surrenders (History.com)
