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Germany invades Poland
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Period: to
World War 2
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Soviet Union invades eastern Poland
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Surrender of Warsaw
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Soviet Union invades Finland
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Finland Signs peace treaty with the Soviet Union
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Germany, Italy, and Japan Tripartite Act
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Bulgaria joins axis
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Japan attacks Pearl Harbour
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Battle of Midway
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Operation Torch begins
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Operation Overlord
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Operation Cobra begins
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Operation Anvil
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Battle of the Bulge begins
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USA lands on Iwo Jima
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FDR dies and Truman takes office
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Hitler committs suicide
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Atomic Bomb dropped on Hiroshima
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Atomic Bomb dropped on Nagasaki
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Japan surrenders
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Japan surrenders in Hong Kong