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