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Germany invaded Poland setting off war in Europe. The Soviet Union also invaded Poland and the Baltic nations. (German Blitzkrieg)
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Germany invaded France and captured Paris.
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Germany bombed London and the Battle of Britain began.
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Germany Invaded the Soviet Union defeated Germany at Stalingrad, marking the turning point of the war in Eastern Europe.
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The United States gave Britain war supplies and old naval warships in return for military bases in Bermuda and the Caarribean (Lend Lease)
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Japan bombed Pearl Harbor
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After Japan bombed Pearl Harbor Germany declared war on United States. The United States declared war on Japam and Germany
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The United States was victorous over Japan in Battle of Midway.This victory was the turning point of the war in the Pacific.
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American and other Allied troops landed in Normandy,France, on on D-Day to begin the liberation of Western Europe.
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The United States dropped two atomic on Japan (Hiroshima and Nagasaki) in 1945, forcing Japan to surrender and ending World War Two