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Germany invades Poland, triggering WWII, and Great Britain and France join forces to fight Germany
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France being remarkably taken over by Germany
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Over 338,000 Britain and French troops were safely evacuated from Dunkirk, effectively saving the war
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Germany Begins a campaign to bomb England for a little over 8 months
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The Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, out of nowhere seemingly, as if they had just been in "peace talks" with America.
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A march of over 80,000 surrendered Filipino and American troops from Bagac and Mariveles to San Fernando, where the prisoners were beaten and murdered as they walked
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A group of US bombers led by James Doolittle bombed the Japanese mainland
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Japanese Pressed forward for Hawaii but lost to the Americans on the way at the Midway islands
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Hitler’s first surrender of the war, happened in Russia when Germany tried to advance into Russia
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The campaign was the first offensive victory for the Americans and had a huge morale boost
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An attacking campaign on Italy that made the Germans focus their troops and supplies in the Mediterranean, making the Allies jobs easier
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Landing operations on a beach of Normandy to invade German lines
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Attempt to flank the Germans that failed
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It was the largest Naval battle in the world and destroyed the Japanese Navy, leading to their defeat
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Last major German campaign on the western front
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America lands on and captures the Island of Iwo Jima from the Japanese in a little over a month in a crucial win for the US
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The bloodiest battle in the Pacific, which the Japanese lost on home turf, practically ending the war
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The day that The Germans surrendered and was celebrated every year from then on out
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The atomic bomb, "Little Boy" is dropped on Hiroshima, killing 70,000 Japanese people instantly
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Japan refused to surrender, leading the US to drop the
"Fat Man" atomic bomb on Nagasaki, delivering a blast twice as big as the "Little Boy" -
After a threat of a 3rd bombing, Japan surrendered.