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Germany invades Poland. World War II begins.
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WWII
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France and Great Britain declare war on Germany.
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Winston Churchill becomes leader of the British government.
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Italy enters the war as a member of the Axis powers.
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Germany, Italy, and Japan create the Axis Alliance.
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The US enters World War II on the side of the Allies.
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The US Navy defeats the Japanese navy at the Battle of Midway.
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Italy surrenders to the Allies.
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Paris is liberated from German control.
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The Germans launch a large attack in the Battle of the Bulge, but they lose to the Allies.
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US President Franklin Roosevelt dies.
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Adolf Hitler commits suicide as he knows Germany has lost the war.
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Germany surrenders to the Allies.
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The United States drops the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima, Japan.
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Japan surrenders to the Allies ending the war.