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German troops invade Poland. Nazi leader Adolf Hitler claimed the massive invasion was a defensive action, but Britain and France were not convinced. Which led them to declare war 2 days later.
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Germans unleashed their Blitzkrieg against the Netherlands and Belgium. French and British troops rushing to the rescue were caught in the headlong retreat and pushed back.
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This battle resulted in a British victory against the Germans, which caused Hitler to postpone invasion plans
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Pact of mutual alliance was signed between Italy, Germany and, Japan
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Hitler sent his armies to invade the Soviet Union for
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It was a surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service against the United States naval base.
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Britain and the United States declare war on Japan.
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The Japanese take Singapore away from the British, seizing 60 000 prisoners.
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This was a major event where Nazi Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the the city of Stalingrad in Southern Russia.
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The Normandy landings were the landing operations of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord.
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The United States bombed the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in attempt to get them to surrender.
