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Britain, France, and the US and other allies defeat Germany bringing n end to WW1 billed as "the war to end all wars"
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Adolf Hitler becomes chancellor of Germany and later assumes dictatorial powers. German rearmament takes off>
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Germany invades Poland inciting allies Britain and France to declare war on Germany.
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Soviet leader Joesph Stalin orders the invasion of Poland , securing a share of Polish territory.
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Warsaw surrenders to German troops . Poland hold out for another 9 days before capitulalting
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British cruisers defeat a German pocket battleship at the battle of the river plate, the first major naval engagementof WW2
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Germany invades Norway ending a 6 month period of limited land operations called " Phony war".
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Winston Churchill replaces Neville Chamberlin as British prime minister . the same day Germany invades Belgium.
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The trapped British army evacuates to England from Dunkirk France surviving to fight another day.
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Paris falls to German forces capitulates 11 days later
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The battle of Britain pits German bombers against British fighters in a thwarted German prelude to invasion
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Japan attacks Pearl harbor starting war with the US sensing weakness Hitler declares war on America 4 days later.
