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Only days after signing the Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact, Germany invades Poland.
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US proclaims its neutrality on both sides of the war. The are never really neutral though.
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Prime Minister Mackenzie King's requests King George VI for the approval of war to be declared against Germany.
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The Germans bomb Scapa Flow, a naval base near Scottland.
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Winston Churchill becomes Prime Minister.
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Nazis' invade France, Belgium. Luxembourg, and the Netherlands.
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German U-Boats attack merchant ships in the Atlantic.
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The Battle of Britain begins.
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Germany invades Greece and Yugoslavia.
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Mass murder of Jewish people at Auschwitz begins.
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First experimental use of gas chambers at Auschwitz.
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Japan surpise attack on Pearl Harbor.
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The US declares war on the axis powers.
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Italy and Germany declare war against the US..
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Italy declares war on Germany
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D-Day landings on the northern coast of France
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Germany attacks through Ardennes, as a result the Battle of Bulge begins.
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Germany withdraws form Ardennes
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President Roosevelt dies and Harry Truman becomes President.
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Victory in Europe day, Germany surrenders to the Red army in Berlin.
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U.S. drops first atomic bomb on Hiroshima
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Russia declares war on Japan
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U.S. drops second atomic bomb on Nagasaki.
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Japan surrenders over radio
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Japan surrenders in person, to fully end the war.
