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Germany, Italy, Japan form pact known as Axis Powers
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Hitler becomes chancellor of Germany
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Germany annexes Austria.
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Germany, Italy, Great Britain, and France sign the
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Germany breaks the Munich Agreement and occupies the rest of Czech lands.
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Germany and the Soviet Union sign the Nazi-Soviet Pact, dividing Eastern Europe into spheres of influence.
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Germany invades Poland
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Honoring their support of Poland, Great Britain and France declare war on Germany.
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September 3, 1939 - April 9, 1940 Phony War
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It was an eight-month period at the start of World War II, during which there were no major military land operations on the Western Front.
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Fall Of France
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Operation Sea Lion
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Battle of Britain Begins
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Operation Sea Lion called off/End of Battle of Britain