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WW2: 10 Most Important Events

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    Germany Aggression

    Germany engages in territorial aggression with various countries (timespan)
  • Germany Invades Poland

    Germany Invades Poland
    Germany invades Poland. World War II begins.
  • WW2 Declared

    WW2 Declared
    France and Great Britain declare war on Germany.
  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor
    The Japanese attack the US Navy in Pearl Harbor. The next day the US enters World War II on the side of the Allies.
  • D-Day

    D-Day
    D-day and the Normandy invasion. Allied forces invade France and push back the Germans.
  • Battle of the Bulge

    Battle of the Bulge
    The Germans launch a large attack in the Battle of the Bulge. They lose to the Allies sealing the fate of the German army.
  • 7 May

    7 May
    VE Day- Germany surrenders to the Allies.
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    Atomic Bomb Dropped

    Two atomic bombs dropped by the US on 2 cities in Japan (timespan).
  • Japan Surrenders

    Japan Surrenders
    Japan surrenders to US General Douglass MacArthur and the Allies