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Germany invades Poland causing Great Britain and France declare war on Germany.
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Blitzkrieg against Denmark and Norway.
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Axis attacks against Netherlands, Belgium, and France.
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France surrenders against axis powers.
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Axis makes an air attack on Britain.
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Greece and Yugoslavia are captured by the Axis.
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Hitler invades the Soviet Union.
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Japan attacks Pearl Harbor, Philippines, and Dutch East Indies. The United States enters the war.
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Japan controls most of Southeast Asia.
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The United States wins battles of Coral Sea and Midway.
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Germans attack Stalingrad.
Britain and United States invade North America. -
Germans surrendered at Stalingrad.
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German and Italian troops surrendered in French North Africa.
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Soviets defeat Germans at Battle of Kursk.
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Rome falls to Allies.
D-Day occurs on June 6. -
Paris is liberated.
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Germany is invaded by Allies.
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Soviets enter Berlin.
Hitler and Mussolini die. -
Germany surrenders to Allies.
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United States drops Atomic bombs on Japan. Japan surrenders.
