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Adolf Hitler became a German Chancellor on August 9, 1933.
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Germany and Russia invade Poland.
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Hitler and Nazi Germany overwhelme France and capture the capital (Paris).
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The Lutwaffe attacks London, England from Sep. 7-8.
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Hitler breaks the Non Aggression Pact, a treaty he'd signed with the Societ Union, and invades Russia. Russia then becomes one of the Allied nations.
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Japan Naval forces launched a surprise attack on the United States after Franklin Roosevelt decided to embargo all shipment of supplies. This was due to Japanese aggression in east Asia.
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The next day after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, FDR (Franklin D. Roosevelt) asks congress to declare war on Japan.
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The Battle of Midway was the turning point in the war in the Pacific. America was victorious over Japan and eventually pushed them back to their country.
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After Nazi Germany overwhelmed France, American and Allied troops landed in France to liberate.
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President Harry Truman has a choice when America pushes Japan back to their island. He decides to drop two atomic bombs. The first one on August 6th and the second one on August 9th.
