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WWII is declared on Germany due to the invasion of Poland.
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Britain declares war on Germany.
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The battle for France begins as Gemany begins attacking.
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The battle for Britain begins when Germany begins attacking.
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Pearl harbor is surprised by a Japanese attack. US declares war.
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85 mile walk forced upon Allies who surrendered to the Japanese.
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Allies invade northwest Africa in order to clear out the Axis powers.
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Rome falls to Allies
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D-Day, invasion of Axis land on Normandy beach.
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Japan looses four aircraft carriers. This was the most decisive naval engagement in the Pacific.
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Battle on Iwo Jima in Pacific Ocean. Bloodiest Pacific battle of the war.
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Allies 350 miles from Japan. Japan did not challenege the US, and instead gave it up. They later returned to fight for it, and this was the bloodiest battle in the Pacific Ocean during WWII.
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80,000 Japanese killed by atomic bomb dropped by US forces on the city of Hiroshima.
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40,000 Japanese killed by atomic bomb dropped by US forces on Nagasaki. This was the second time an atomic bomb was dropped on Japan and would be the last.
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Offical End of WWII declared.
