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Germany, Great Britain, France, and Italy are forced to sign the Munich agreement, which forces the Czechoslovak Republic to cede the Sudetenland, including the key Czechoslovak military defense positions, to Nazi Germany.
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Germans invade Czech lands to form a Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
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This initiates WW2 in Europe
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Great Britain and France declare war on Germany to honor their guarantee of Poland's borders
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Denmark surrenders the day of Germany's invasion and Norway surrenders June 9 1940
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This air war ends in a defeat for Nazi Germany
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Japan bombs Pearl Harbor and the US joins the war
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The Germans launch a massive tank offensive near Kursk in the Soviet Union. In about a week, the Soviets and begin an offensive initiative of their own.
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Hitler commits suicide
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Germans surrender to the western allies
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Germany surrenders to the Soviets
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Japan surrenders, ending world war 2
