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German troops invade Poland on the ground while Hitler's air force bombs Polish cities.
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Hitler launched his "lightening war" and the Nazis invaded Frane, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. Rotterdam was bombed almost to extinction.
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Italy becomes an Axis power declaring war on Britian and France.
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July 10th, 1940 marks the first German attack of many. The first in a long eries of bombing raids against Great Britian. This Battle lasts about three and a half months.
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This pact of mutual alliance was signed by Germany, Italy, and Japan.
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Japan makes a surprise attack on an American base at Pearl Harbor. They destroyed U.S aircraft and naval vessels. 2,355 US servicemen and 68 civilians were lost during this attack.
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FDR delivers his State of the Union address in which he proposes a massive government spending budget, the largest in American History.
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Japan invades Singapore and takes about 60,000 prisoners.
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American naval victory at the Battle of Midway. This marks turning point in Pacific war. Four Jappanese carriers sank.
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Germany surrenders at Stalingrad & this marks their first defeat.
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Mussolini was thrown out of office and Ialy surrendered to the Allies. Germany took control of the Italian army.
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Allies launch an attack on Germany's forces in Normandy. General Eisenhower led the allies to the Normandy beaches. The Germans were fed false information and were unable to prevent the allies from taking a port.
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German attack through Ardennes region of Begium.Germany was beatn back by the Allies.
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The U.S President, Franklin D. Roosevelt, passes away and Harry Truman becomes President of the U.S.
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Hitler commits suicide in his bombproof shelter with his mistress, Eva Braun.
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German forces in Itay surrendered to the Allies.
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Victory in Europe was celebrated. Germany surrenders to the Red Army in Berlin.
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The U.S dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. killing about 80,000 people.
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The U.S drops the atomic bomb on Nagasaki in Japan. This one killed about 70,000 people.
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U.S General, Douglas MacArthur, accepts Japan's surrender and a formal surrender ceremony is held in Tokyo Bay on the U.S battleship in Missouri.The War is officially over.
