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Treaty of Munich
Hitler, Chamberlain, Daladier of France and Mussolini of Italy met in Munich and agreed that Hitler should have the Sudetanland of Czechoslovakia. The Czechs were not represented at the meeting and realising that no country would come to their aid were forced to surrender the Sudetenland to Germany. Hitler assured those at the meeting that this was the extent of his ambitions for expansion. Chamberlain returned to England with a piece of paper signed by Hitler, proclaiming 'peace in our time -
World War II started
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Pearl Harbor Bombing
Japan bombs Pearl Harbor. The U.S. declares war on Japan. -
Battle of Midway
The Allies defeat Japan in the Battle of Midway. -
D-Day
D-day: Allied troops land in France and begin invasion. -
President Roosevelt Died
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Hitler Commits Suicide
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World War II ends in Europe, Germany Surrenders
Germany surrenders, ending World War II in Europe -
First Atomic bomb dropped
The United States drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima -
Second Atomic bomb dropped
The United States drops an atomic bomb on Nagasaki -
Japan surrenders, end of World War II
Having agreed in principle to unconditional surrender on September 2, 1945, Japan formally surrenders, ending World War II.
