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Mukden Incident
Japan invades Manchuria , or northeastern China -
Hitler Takes Power
Hitler becomes chancellor of Germany -
Neutrality Act
The Neutrality act law is passed limiting the United State's involvement in future wars -
Marco Polo Bridge Incident
Battle between Imperial Japan and the Republic of China, also known as the start of the second Sino-Japanese War -
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Slovak Independence
Slovaks declare independence from a Slovak Republic -
Signing of the Non Aggression Agreement
A division of Eastern Europe occurs creating spheres of influence -
Nazi Germany Invades Poland
Germany invades Poland, indicating the start of WWII -
Britain and France Declare War
After Germans invaded Poland, Britain and France declare war on Germany -
Start of Winter War
Soviets invade Finland starting the Winter War -
Hitler Seizes Small European Countries
Hitler takes Denmark, Holland, Luxembourg, Belgium and Norway under Nazi German control -
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The Battle of Britain
German and British Air Forces battle, British victory -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Imperial Japan makes a surprise attack on the U.S. by dropping an atomic bomb on the Pearl Harbor in Hawaii -
Germany Declares War on the United States
Germany declares war on the U.S. in December of 1941 -
D-Day
Allied powers crossed the English channel and landed on the beaches in Normandy, starting the liberation of Western Europe from the control of Nazi Germany -
Paris is Liberated
Paris is liberated from Nazi Germany's control by the U.S. -
United States Joins the Pacific Theatre
The U.S. air force heads into the war from the Pacific -
VE Day
End of WWII in Europe, Nazi Germany's formal surrender -
Bombing of Hiroshima
With Truman in charge, the U.S. drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima in Japan -
Bombing of Nagasaki
With Truman in charge, the U.S. drops an atomic bomb on Nagasaki in Japan -
Japan Surrenders
Formal surrender of Japan, officially ending WWII
