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Britain and France pledge their support to Poland's independancy.
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Germant andthe Soviet Union form a nonagression pact and secretly plan to overtake Poland together.
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Nazi Germany invades Poland which surprises Poland and leads to the beginning of WWII.
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England and France declare war on Germany, but fail to send in significant military support until later which leaves Poland to Germany.
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The Soviet Red Army attacks Poland from the east and leaves the Polish with little hope for defense.
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The Polish are officially defeated by both the Nazi German army, and the Red Army of the Soviet Union.
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...and eventually takes the Netherlands, Belgium, and the northern half of France.
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Italy joins the war and invades southern France.
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The German airforce, the Luftwaffe, begins an air raid on Britain in attempt to become more powerful in the skies than the Royal Air Force.
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Germany, Italy and Japan signed the Tripartite Act. This acknowledges that Italy and Germany were forming a new order in Europe and Japan was granted ultimate power over Eastern Asia. Notice that Germany and the Soviet Union have had a fall out.
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After the retaliation of the Royal Air Force upon the Luftwaffe the Battle was put to an end.
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Japan launched an air raid on America's Pearl Harbor which resulted in surprising Americans and sinking 4 of the 8 battleships docked.
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As a result of the attack on Pearl Harbor, America declares war on Japan and has officially entered World War II.
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Nazi Germany and its Axis allies declare war upon the United States of America.
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Nazi Germany and the Axis allies begin to invade Russia by attempting to overtake Stalingrad, which would be detrimental to the Russian economy.
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After many months of fighting, Von Paulus the German leader in the Battle of Stalingrad surrendered on January 31. However, some Nazi German attacks continued until February 2.
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Mussolini, who had been working with Hitler, is voted out of power by the Grand Council and is promptly arrested.
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American and British forces land at Normandy, France on the beaches, as well as attack from the air.
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Hitler commits suicide.
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Nazi Germany surrenders to the Allied powers, and later, the Soviet Union as well.
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The United States of American drops atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan.
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The United States of America bombs Nagasaki, Japan
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Iconic VJ Day Kiss photo taken.
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Japan officially surrenders to the United States of America, wnding WWII
