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