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World War II: Before, During, and After
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Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union sign a formal nonaggression pact.
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Italy officially enters World War II on the side of the Axis powers.
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Nazi Germany breaks the nonaggresion pact with Stalin by invading the Soviet Union.
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The United States officially enters World War II after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.
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British and American troops invade the beaches of Normandy, opening a new front against the Axis powers.
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Hitler commits suicide in a bunker in Berlin.
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Japan formally surrenders, ending World War II.