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The Prime Minister of brittan, Neville Chamberlain, declares war on Germany.
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Winston Churchill becomes the new British Prime Minister, replacing Neville Chamberlain
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Battle of Britain begins
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Japanese attack the USA Naval Base at Pearl Harbour, Hawaii
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germany and Italy declare war on the United States
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Japan captures Manila in the
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Nazi Germany and its Axis partners declare war on the United States.
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Warsaw Ghetto Uprising in occupied Poland
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The Dambuster Raid ocured
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Italy surrenders
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Italy swaps sides and declares war on Germany
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British andflag U.S. troops successfully land on the Normandy beaches of France, opening a “Second Front” against the Germans.
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U.S. troops enter Germany
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U.S. troops land in the Philippines.
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The Germans launch a final offensive in the west, known as the Battle of the Bulge, in an attempt to re-conquer Belgium and split the Allied forces along the German border.
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The Soviets launch their final offensive, encircling Berlin
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Hitler commits suicide
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Winston Churchill announces VE Day - Victory in Europe
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The first atomic bomb is dropped by The United States on Hiroshima killing 78,000 citizens
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Having agreed in principle to unconditional surrender on August 14, 1945, Japan formally surrenders, ending World War II.
