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Hilter invaded Poland so he could get back some land he thought should belong to Germany.
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It was the longest battle of World War II, and it began after Britian declared war against Germany in September 1939 and ended when Germany surrendered May 1945.
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This was the first major naval battle of WWII.
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This battle was part of the Battle of France on the Western Front.
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The Battle of Britain was largest sustained bombing campaign to that date, which took place in the air above the United Kingdom.
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Germany launched an airborn invaion on the island Crete.
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This battle ended because the weather was so bad, the Germans had to retreat.
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Japan bombs Pearl Harbor after becoming frustrated that the U.S. had stopped selling as much oil and other important war materials to Japan.
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The Japanese lost many valuable pilots and aircraft during this battle, which highly affect the way they fought the rest of the war.
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This destroyed the German's chance of winning the North African Front.
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This battle is the turning piont of WWII in Europe.
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Part of the ballte of Sicily, in which the Allies took Sicily from the Axis by way sea and air.
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This was one of the largest amphibious military assaults in history.
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In this Battle, the Germans suffered more than 100,000 casualties and the Americans suffered 81,000.
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Stalin attemps to take over Berlin.
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Germany signed an unconditional surrender at Allied headquarters in Reims, France
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VE Day stands for victory in Europe day. Both the U.S. and Great Britian celebrated on this day.
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This was the first of two atomic bombs dropped on Japan in the span of a week.
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This causes Japan to finally surrender.
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Japan surrendered two weeks after acceping the Allies terms. It took place on a cloudy day in Tokyo Bay.
