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Without actually declaring war, Germany invades Poland. The air-to-land attack was so intense and effective that "blitzkrieg" became a feared attack.
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Germany invades Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg. Because of the failure of his appeasement policies, British Prime Minister Chamberlain resigns. Forming a coalition government, Winston Churchill replaces him. By himself, Churchill soon began talking with U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt for aid to the British cause.
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On the Sunday December 7, 1941, at 7:55 AM, hundreds of Japanese warplanes attack the American Pacific fleet at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, based on a plan by Isoroku Yamamoto. Eight battleships, including the U.S.S. Arizona, three light cruisers, three destroyers and four other naval ships are either sunk or damaged. One hundred sixty four American aircraft are destroyed and 2,403 Americans are killed.
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The bomb was still high above the city when it detonated. 40,000 men. women, and children were completely obliterated instantly. 100,000 more died within days due to burns and radiation. within the next year, another hundred thousand wound succumb to radiation poison. after all this, the Japanese still wouldn't accept surrender terms.
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The Japanese surrender and sign the ceremonial surrender terms aboard the U.S.S Missouri
