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Stalin comes to power after Lenin's death
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Kristallnacht “the night of broken glass” takes place
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Germany invades Poland
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Britan and France declare war on Germany
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Germany invades Norway and Denmark
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Germany attacks France
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Allies break Enigma code and get vital information about German U-boat attacks
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Operation Barbarossa begins
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Hideki Tojo takes control of Japan
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Japan launch aerial attack on Pearl Harbor
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Doolitle Raids begin on Tokyo
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Battle of Stalingrad begins
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D-Day begins
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General Douglas MacArthur returns to the Philippines
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Battle of The Bulge begins
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VE Day, official end of war in Europe
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US demands Japan surrender or face "prompt and utter destruction"(referring to atomic bomb)
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US drops first atomic bomb, Little Boy, on Hiroshima
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Soviet Union joins war against Japan
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Second bomb, Fat Man, is dropped on Nagasaki
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Japan surrenders
