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Japan invades China in an effort to gain more farming land, and resources.
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German forces invade Poland from the North, South, and West. This event marks the beginning of World War II.
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After invading the French, Paris was made a "open-city". Germany takes control of France by taking Paris.
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Germany launches an air campaign over Britain, the RAF and Luftwaffe engage in air battles.
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Germany breaks the non-aggression pact with the Soviet Union, and invades Russia.
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As a result of U.S. sanctions on vital materials such as oil and steel, Japan strikes against the U.S. Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor.
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Japan invades the Philippines, the U.S. is unable to hold back the Japanese attackers.
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The raid was a retaliatory strike against Japan for Pearl Harbor, the strike boosted morale in the U.S.
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The U.S. Navy ambushes the Imperial Japanese Navy, during the battle most of the Japanese Navy was destroyed.
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After a long campaign against the combined German and Italian forces, the axis surrenders to the allies. North Africa belongs to the Allies.
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To help alleviate Stalin who is fighting Germany on the Eastern Front, the allies land in Italy.
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5 days within the allies landing in Italy, the Italians surrender. They now fight for the allies.
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Operation Overlord, the allies invade via France to put pressure on the Germans. Germany is now fighting 2 fronts in Europe.
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France is now a free nation, the allies go on to liberate more countries.
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General MacArthur keeps his promise of returning to the Philippines, after 2 years of fighting in the Pacific.
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After taking part of the island of Iwo Jima, Marines raise the flag on the highest point of the island. The picture would become synonymous with WWII.
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Soviet troops enter Berlin from the East, the U.S. and Great Britain will follow in from the West.
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Nazi Germany surrenders to the allied powers.
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As a hope to make the Japanese submit, and prevent more American deaths trying to reclaim islands from the Japanese, the U.S. uses the atom bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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Japan surrenders to the Allies, World War II comes to a close.
