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World War II
Hitler invades Poland -
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World War II
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France and Britain
France and Britian declare war on Germany -
Canada
Canada declares war on Germany -
Soviets (Russia)
Soviets invade Poland -
Soviets invade Finland
Soviets Invade Finland -
Germany invades Denmark and Norway
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Germany invades Holland, Belgium, and France
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Soviets occupy Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia
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Italy attacks British Somaliland
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Germany, Italy, andJapan sign the "Axis" pact
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Italy invades Greece
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Germany attacks Romania
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Germany invades the Soviet Union, breaking their secret treaty
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Yugoslavia surrenders to the Nazis
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Japan invades Dutch colonies in the Pacific
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Japanese troops invade Burma and the Philippines
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Allied bombing campaign of Germany begins
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Mas murder of Jews by gassing begins at Auschwitz
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Canadian troops make a disastrous raid on the French port of Dieppe
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British and Australians begin to counter-attack Japanese troops in the Pacific
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Germanys surrender at Stalingrad in the first big defeat of Hitlr's armies
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Allies, including Canadians, invade Sicily in first invasion of Axis- hold Europe
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Russian tanks defeat Germans at Kursk
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US forces capture Guadalcanal Island
By capturing Guadalcanal Island, its a first step to invading Japan -
Canadian troops take part in the bloody battle for Ortona, Italy
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US troops in Pacific begin drive on Japan
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Allies Invade Normandy to begin the liberation of France
Canadian troops land on 3 out 5 the 5 beaches -
Allies liberate Paris from German city
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Allies take the German City, Aachen.
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Germanys last counterattack on the allies
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Battle of the Bulge Fails
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Canadian troops begin the liberation of Holland
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Russian troops continue to advance west
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Auschwitz death camp liberated by Russians
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Russian troops enter Berlin
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Gerany Surrenders
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US troops capture Okinawa (first of Japanese home islands)
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Atomic bombs are dropped on Japanese cities
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Japan surrenders
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World War 2 ends