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Hitler takes over Czechoslovakia, violating the Munich pact
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Italy and Germany sign the 'Pact of Steel', formalizing the Axis Alliance
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Hitler invading Poland is what started World War II
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Britain and France declare war on Italy and Germany
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Japan becomes an ally of Germany and Italy
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America begins to send military supplies to help Britain and France
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Germany utilizes 3.6 million soldiers for their attack on the USSR
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in response, america froze all trade with Japan
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Hideki Tojo becomes the prime minister of Japan
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2,400 people were killed during this attack
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This was a major naval battle that was fought between Japan, and Americca and Australia
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This battle was the last Japanesse offensive
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Germany attacked the USSR a second time
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Germany did not succeed in their attack against the USSR
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Italy surrenders to the allies, and many Italians begin to fight back against Mussolini and Hitler
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Allied troops invaded W. Europe in order to liberate France
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This was Germanys last offensive attack, in which they attacked Belgium, Luxembourg, and France
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This day was called VE day, and is celebrated to mark the surrender of Germany
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an atomic bomb was dropped on the city of Hiroshima
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-A second atomic bomb was dropped on Japan, because they did not surrender after the first -The second bomb however, did cause them to surrender
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Japan formally surrenders, ending WWII
