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Mao Zedong heads Long March
The Long March saved Mao Zedong and the Communist Party from the attacks by the Guomingdang. The Long March came about when the Chinese Communists had to flee a concerted Guomingdang attacked that had been ordered by Chiang Kai-shek. -
Germany invades Poland; France and Great Britain declare war on Germany
In 1939: Germany invades Poland; France and Great Britain declare war on Germany. This was the start of World War II. -
Japan attacks Pearl Harbor
December 7, 1941, hundreds of Japanese fighter planes attacked the American naval base at Pearl Harbor near Honolulu, Hawaii. The attack lasted two hours, and war was declared the next day. -
United Nations formed
The name "United Nations", was made by United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt was first used in the Declaration by United Nations of 1 January 1942. -
Germany surrenders
The instrument of surrender signed at Reims ended the war. -
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Allies use atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The use of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki made Japan finially surender.
