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WWII begins; Germany invades Poland
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France & Great Britain declare war on Germany 2 days later after the invasion of Poland.
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The United States remains neutral in the war
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Canada declares war on Germany
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Germany invades Norway and Denmark
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Germany invades France, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg
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Winston Churchill becomes leader of the British government
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Italy enters war as part of the Axis powers
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Germany begins bombing Britain
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Germany, Italy, and Japan sign the Tripartite Pact, creating the Axis Alliance
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Japan joins the Axis Powers
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Germany and the Axis Powers attack Russia
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Pearl Harbor attack; Japanese raid US navy
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Declaration of the United Nations signed by 26 allied nations
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Hitler takes complete control of the German army
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The gassing of Jews begin at Auschwitz
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US enters WWII on Allies side, defeats Japanese at the Battle of the Midway
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the Allies invade the island of Sicily
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Deportations begin, and Jews are sent to concentration camps
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Americans launch an air attack on Europe
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Italy surrenders
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D-Day and Normandy invasion
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Allied troops capture Iwo Jima
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Hitler commits suicide
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VE Day; Germany surrenders after Hitler's suicide.
