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Where the second world war began, Germany invades Poland
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Hitler invaded Denmark and Norway to safe guard supply routes of Swedish ore and also to break British naval blockade on Germany.
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Neville Chamberlain resigned after pressure from Labour members for a more active prosecution of the war
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The battle Britain begins
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German and Italian troops attacked Yugoslavia, Greece and the island of Crete
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Japan attacked the US pacific fleet at Pearl Harbor.
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The USA defeated the Japanese navy at the Battle of Midway. Following this victory, the US navy was able to push the Japanese back.
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The Russians won their first victory against Germany in their most important industry state.
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The British and American forces managed to defeat the Axis forces in North Africa
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The allies launched an attack on Germany’s forces in Normandy, Western France
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The French capital of Paris was liberated from the Germans
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The Allies crossed the Rhine while Soviet forces were approaching Berlin from the East.
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Roosevelt dies, and is succeeded by President Truman.
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Italian partisans captured Mussolini and executed him.
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Hitler committed suicide in his bombproof shelter along side his wife.
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Victory in Europe was celebrated.
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No surrender of Japanese=Big bomb drop on Hiroshima
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Russia declared war on Japan and invaded Japanese-ruled Manchuria.
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The U.S dropped another bomb on the island of Nagasaki as the Japanese had still not surrendered following Hiroshima.
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U.S General, Douglas MacArthur accepted, Japan’s long wait of a surrender.
