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Mao Zedong headed the long march with the Communists, which went for 6000 miles.
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Germany invaded Poland, which prompted France and Great Britain to declare war.
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Japan attacked the US naval base at Pearl Harbor, which forced the US to enter into WWII, on the side of the Allies.
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The United nations is formed, to promote cultural and country unity. The UN headquarters is located in New York City.
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Germany surrendered to the Allies, and, in the bunker where the surrender took place, Hitler and his wife, Eva Braun, committed suicide.
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The US used the two A-bombs, Fat man and Little boy, to cause devastating damage to Japan and to prompt Japan's surrender.
