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Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan sign the Anti-Comintern Pact, directed against the Soviet Union and the international Communist movement.
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initiating WWII in the Pacific
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Germany, Italy, Great Britain, and France sign the Munich agreement. This forces the Czechoslovak Republic to cede the Sudetenland.
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Hitler uses Blitzkrieg to invade Poland. Initiating WWII in Europe.
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The Soviet Union invades Poland from the east.
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Italy invades southern France on June 21.
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Mussolini's forces finally cross the Libyan border into Egypt, achieving what the Duce calls the "glory"
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This was recognized immediately by Germany and Italy.
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The United States declares war on Japan, entering World War II.
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U.S. and British troops land at several points on the beaches of Algeria and Morocco in French North Africa.
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Axis forces in Tunisia surrender to the Allies. This cause the North African Campaign to end.
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Allied forces land in southern France near Nice and advance rapidly towards the Rhine River to the northeast.
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U.S. troops land in the Philippines.
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Hitler commits suicide.
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Germany surrenders to the western Allies.
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