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Mao Zedong heads Long March
The Long March was a series of long military retreats that the Red Army did. It was done to stop the pursuit of the Kuomington. -
Germany invades Poland; France and Great Britain declare war on Germany
On september 1st Hitler gave the German's comands to invade Poland, and Britain and France had a defense agreement with Poland that Germany had broke so they declared war on them. -
Japan attacks Pearl Harbor
In 1941 Yamamoto went forward with the plans to suprise attack the US by bombing Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. By doing this he "Awakened the Beast" -
Germany surrenders
In 1945 Germany finally surrendered. It started when Hitler realized that he was going to lose so he commited suicide but told his generals to keep them in the war, even though they would surrender soon after. -
Allies use atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
In 1945, after a long war, The US dropped two atomic bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki Japan. The two bombs were named fat man and little boy. -
United Nations formed
After the war had ended the United Nations was created to minitor good behavior among Europe and other nations.
