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On this day, WWII starts in the Pacific. Japan invades China
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Germany, Italy, Great Britain, and France sign the Munich agreement. It forces the Czechoslovak Republic to cede the Sudetenland.
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On September 1, 1939, Germany invades Poland. When that happens, it starts WWII in Europe.
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16 days after Germany invades Poland, the Soviet Union invades Poland from thee east.
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The Winter War was where the Soviet Union invaded Finland.
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Germany invades Denmark. Denmark surrenders on the same day.
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Germany invades Norway. Germany invades Norway the same day they invade Denmark.
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Norway surrenders to Germany.
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A day after Norway surrenders, Italy joins the war. 11 days after they join, they invade southern France.
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The Tripartite Pact is signed. It is signed by Germany, Italy and Japan
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Nazi Germany invades the Soviet Union. All of the Axis powers, except Bulgaria, invade with them.
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Japan bombs Pearl Harbor. Around 2,000 people are killed.
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The United States declares war on Japan. This enters them into WWII for the first time.
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The Allied powers liberate Rome.
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August 20th, Allied forces reach Paris. Between August 20-25, Allied troops liberate most of France, Belgium and Netherlands.
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The Battle of Bulge is launched by Germany. It was an attempt to re-conquer Belgium
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Adolf Hitler commits suicide.
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The US drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima. This it the first bomb.
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The US drops an atomic bomb on Nagasaki. This is the second and final bomb.
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On this day WWII ends. It ends with Japan formally surrendering.
