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The year 1932 had seen Hitler’s meteoric rise to prominence in Germany, spurred largely by the German people’s frustration with dismal economic conditions.
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The Anti-Comintern Pact was an anti-communist pact concluded between Nazi Germany and the Empire of Japan
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The Anti-Comintern Pact was an anti-communist pact concluded between Nazi Germany and the Empire of Japan
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German forces bombard Poland on land and from the air
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Italy joins WWII on June 10,1940 after the defeat of France became apparent .
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A German armored tank crosses the Aisne River in France, on June 21, 1940, one day before the surrender of France.
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the largest invasion in the history of warfare
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Japan launches a surprise attack on American soil at Pearl Harbor.
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one of the most decisive naval battles of World War II.
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Gen. Dwight Eisenhower publicly announces the surrender of Italy to the Allies.
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the Allies invade Western Europe in the largest amphibious attack in history.
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a major German offensive is launched against the Allies in the Ardennes Mountains region on the Western Front.
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Germany surrenders unconditionally to the Allies at Reims
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Hiroshima and Nagasaki became the first cities in the world to witness the power of nuclear weapons.
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The formal signing of the Japanese Instrument of Surrender took place on board the battleship USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay
