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Struggling from a lack of resources and fear of western powers, Japan invades China. This results in WWII beginning in the Atlantic. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcsKZ7_yK40
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The Italian invasion of Albania was a brief military campaign by the Kingdom of Italy against the Albanian Kingdom.
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Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union sign a nonaggression agreement and a secret codicil dividing eastern Europe into spheres of influence.
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Germany starts there conquest of Europe by invading Poland. This also marks the start of WWII in Europe.
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Due to Britain and France having an alliance with Poland, they were forced to declare war on Germany. Escalating the war in Europe. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaCOwfA_ti8
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Slovakia, Hungary, and Romania join the Axis alliance. Furthering the power of the Axis.
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Germany invades Denmark and Norway. Denmark surrenders on the day of the attack; Norway holds out until June 9.
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Germany, Italy, and Japan become an alliance. Forming the Axis alliance.
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Nazi Germany and its Axis partners (except Bulgaria) invade the Soviet Union. Breaking the alliance between them.
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Japan bombs pearl harbor, angering the United States. Who until then was neutral in the war. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifBexLJbVPA
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Because Japan bombed Pearl Harbor the United States declares war on Japan. Entering them into WWII.
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British and US troops successfully land on the Normandy beaches of France, opening a “Second Front” against the Germans. This day will come to be known as D-Day. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cGuB-OWR0g
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Allied troops reach Paris. On August 25, Free French forces, supported by Allied troops, enter the French capital. By September, the Allies reach the German border; by December, virtually all of France, most of Belgium, and part of the southern Netherlands are liberated.
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US troops land in the Philippines. Beginning there liberation of the Japanese controlled islands.
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The Soviets launch their final offensive, encircling Berlin. This causes the Germans to make a final stand that didn't last long.
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Hitler Commits Suicide. Ending the rein of the German dictator. Also bringing about the surrender of the Germans.
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Germany surrenders to the western allies. marking the end of WWII in Europe, but not the end of it everywhere in the world. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6pw027Kxww
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The United States drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima. The first use of an atomic bomb ever.
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The United States drops an atomic bomb on Nagasaki. Showing that they are willing to keep doing this if japan was not willing to surrender.
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Japan formally surrendered to the united states. Ending WWII not only in the Pacific but also every where in the world. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYzqWUVS-RY
