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Japan bombs pearl harbor.
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U.S Declares WAR
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Nazi Germany and its Axis partners declare war on the United States
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Nazi Germany and its Axis partners declare war on the United States
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British and US navies halt the Japanese naval advance in the central Pacific at Midway.
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US troops halt the Japanese island-hopping advance towards Australia at Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands
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US troops halt the Japanese island-hopping advance towards Australia at Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands
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Axis forces in Tunisia surrender to the Allies, ending the North African campaign.
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Allied troops land on the beaches of Salerno near Naples.
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Allied troops liberate Rome. Within six weeks, Anglo-American bombers could hit targets in eastern Germany for the first time
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British and US troops successfully land on the Normandy beaches of France, opening a “Second Front” against the Germans. Thousands of american troops die in this battle at Normandy.
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US troops land in the Philippines.
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On May 7, 1945, Germany surrendered.
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The United States drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima. The Soviet Union declares war on Japan and invades Manchuria. The United States drops an atomic bomb on Nagasaki. Having agreed in principle to unconditional surrender on August 14, 1945, Japan formally surrenders, ending World War II.
