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Japan invades China, initiating World War II in the Pacific.
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France and Great Britain guarantee the integrity of the borders of the Polish state.
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Germany invades Poland, initiating World War II in Europe.
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The Soviet Union invades Poland from the east.
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Italy enters the war. Italy invades southern France on June 21, 1940.
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Japan bombs Pearl Harbor.
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The United States declares war on Japan, entering World War II.
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Nazi Germany and its Axis partners declare war on the United States.
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British and US troops successfully land on the Normandy beaches of France, opening a “Second Front” against the Germans.
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Finland concludes an armistice with the Soviet Union, leaving the Axis partnership.
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United States troops land in the Philippines.
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The Germans launch a final offensive in the west, known as the Battle of the Bulge,
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United States troops cross the Rhine River at Remagen.
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Adolf Hitler commits suicide.
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Germany Surrenders!
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U.S drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima.
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The Soviet Union declares war on Japan and invades Manchuria.
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The U.S drops atomic bomb on Nagasaki.
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The United States drops an atomic bomb on Nagasaki.
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Having agreed in principle to unconditional surrender on August 14, 1945, Japan formally surrenders, ending World War II.
