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Japan, who were already waging war against China, attacked the US pacific fleet at Pearl Harbour, Hawaii.
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The US as well as Britain declared war on Japan
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The USA defeated the Japanese navy at the Battle of Midway. This victory allowed for the US navy to push back Japanese forces.
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The Russians won their first victory against Germany at the Battle of Stalingrad. Turning point of the war.
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Italy surrendered to the British and the USA. They then agreed to join the allies.
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Thousands of transports carried an invasion army under the supreme command of general Eisenhower to the Normandy beaches. The Germans who had been fed false information were unable to prevent it.
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President Roosevelt died. He was succeeded by President Truman
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US General, Douglas MacArthur, accepted Japan’s surrender thus formally ending the second world war.
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The German leader, Adolf Hitler committed suicide in his bombproof shelter. It was the beginning of the end.
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The Japanese generals refused to surrender. The US dropped an atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima.