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Germany invades Poland
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By June 9th, Germany has complete comtrol of both Denmark and Norway
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Germany uses bletzkrieg fighting to take over Western Europe including the Netherlands, Belgium and northern France.
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Winston Churchhill becomes leader of the British Government
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Italy joins Axis powers
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Germany lauches air strikes on Great Britian. These last until October
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Germany, Italy, and Japan sign the Tripartite Pact creating the Axis Alliance
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The Axis powers attack Russia with over 4 million troops
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The Japanese attack the US Navy in Pearl Harbor
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The United States enters war on the side of the Allies
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The US Navy defeats the Japanese navy at the Battle of Midway
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The Allies invade and take control of the island of Sicily
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Italy surrenders to the Allies. However, Germany helps Mussolini escape and set up a government in Northern Italy
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Allied forces invade France and force German troops back.
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Paris is liberated from German control
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This was Germany's last ditch effort. This massive offensive against Allied forces eventually failed. This was Germany's last major offfensive battle
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This is a fierce and major battle for US Marines
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The US Third Amry under General Patton crosses Rhine River
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US President Franklin Roosevelt dies. He is succeeded by President Harry Truman
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Adolf Hitler commits suicise because he knows Germany has lost the war
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The United States drops the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima, Japan
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The United States drops another bomb on Nagasaki, Japan
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Japan surrendered to US General Douglass MacArthur and the Allies
