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Germany incorporates Austria in the Anschluss
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Honoring their guarantee of Poland’s borders, Great Britain and France declare war on Germany.
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The Soviet Union invades Poland from the east.
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Italy enters the war. Italy invades southern France.
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July 10, 1940–October 31, 1940
The air war known as the Battle of Britain ends in defeat for Nazi Germany. -
Germany, Italy, and Japan sign an agreement that makes them allies.
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"a date which will live in infamy." is what President Franklin Roosevelt called December 7, 1941. Later that day the Japanese flew planes and attacked Pearl Harbor which is Hawaii Territory. 2,300 Americans were killed and many ships were sunken.
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United States agrees to declare war on the Japaneses.
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Japanese decide to invade the Philippines.
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Nazi Germany and allies declare war on the United States.
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Japanese invades Singapore witch then lead to the fall of the British colonies.
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This was a decisive naval battle of World War II. Allied navies lost to the Japanese Navy.
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This was a military statergy invented by the Allies in the Pacific War against Japan and the Axis powers
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The New Britain campaign was a World War II campaign by the Allies, which was invaded by Japan in the 1943's.
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This was a battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II, fought on the island of Sampan in the Mariana Islands. Resulted in a harsh defeat by the United States.
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A major naval battle of World War II that eliminated the Imperial Japanese Navy's, it took a while for them to recover. Resulted in a victory for the United States.
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Soviet Union leaves the Axis partnership.
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US troops land in the Philippines.
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A series of battles fought in the Japanese on the island of Okinawa, and included the largest amphibious assault in the Pacific War during World War II, and lasted 82 days.
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Hitler commits suicide after defeat.
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Germany surrenders to the Allies.
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Japan formally surrenders, ending World War II.