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July 14, 1934 In Germany, legislation is passed making the Nazi party the only legal political party.
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November 25, 1936 Japan and Germany sign an anti-communist agreement against the Third (Communist) International, known as the Anti-Comiterm Pact.
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April 21, 1938 Jews eliminated from the economy in Germany. Government owns all belongings and property.
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September 1, 1939 invasion of Poland by the Germans, Soviets, and a small Slovak contingent that marked the beginning of World War II. Campaign ends on October 6, 1939 when Germany and the Soviet Union divided and annexed most of Poland.
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September 3, 1939 Britain declares war on Germany at 11 am, France declares war on Germany six hours later at 5 pm.
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May 10, 1940 Holland, Belgium, and Luxembourg are invaded by Germany. British troops enter Belgium. Winston Churchill becomes British Prime Minister.
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August 11, 1941 WInston Churchill and FDR form the Atlantic Charter, establishing the war aims of both nations.
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December 7, 1941 Japanese forces attack American naval base at Pearl Harbor by plane, leaving over 2,300 Americans as casualties. The U.S.S. Arizona and U.S.S. Oklahoma were destroyed along with 12 ships in total and 9 other vessels. Over 160 aircraft were damaged and 150 others damaged.
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May 4-8: Battle of Coral Sea.
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June 3-6: Battle of Midway Island.
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November 6-15 The Battle of Guadalcanal resulted in heavy losses on both sides, eventually resulting in a United States victory.
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June 6, 1944 160,000 Allied troops invade the heavily fortified Normandy beach in France. Over 5,000 ships and 13,000 aircraft aided the invasion which resulted in an Allied victory in Normandy. About 9,000 Allied troops were severely wounded, but over 100,000 proceeded from Normandy further into Europe to face Hitler.
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August 12 1944 Germans in retreat from Normandy.
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November 7: FDR is elected for his fourth term and replaces Henry Wallace with Harry Truman as his vice-president.
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February 4 1945 Americans enter Manila: Yalta Conference.
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May 1: Hitler commits suicide.
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May 8, 1945 Ratification in Berlin of official German surrender signed in Rheims on May 7. German defeat occurred after Hitler's death in Berlin, which fell to the Russians. May 8 marks the formal celebration of the Allied victory of WWII.
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June 26 1945 United Nations charter is signed
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August 5 1945 Atomic bomb is dropped on Hiroshima.
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In a formal ceremony aboard the U.S.S. Missouri Japan formally surrendered to U.S. General Douglas MacArthur, officially ending WWII.
