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Japan Bombs Pearl Harbor
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FDR signs Delaration of War on Japan entering the United States into World War 2
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Germany and the Axis Powers declare war on the United States
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The first bombing in Germany happens bringing the war home for Germans
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The Sixth Army of the German forces surrenders to Ally forces
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The Fascist Grand Council deposes Benito Mussolini, enabling Italian marshall Pietro Badoglio to form a new government.
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Allied troops liberate Rome. Within six weeks, Anglo-American bombers could hit targets in eastern Germany for the first time.
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Allied Forced invade the beaches of Normandy
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Finland concludes an armistice with the Soviet Union, leaving the Axis partnership
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The Germans launch a final offensive in the west, known as the Battle of the Bulge, in an attempt to re-conquer Belgium and split the Allied forces along the German border. By January 1, 1945, the Germans are in retreat.
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Germany surrenders to the western Allies.
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The United States drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima.
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The United States drops an atomic bomb on Nagasaki.
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The Soviets launch their final offensive, encircling Berlin.
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Hitler commits suicide.
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Having agreed in principle to unconditional surrender on August 14, 1945, Japan formally surrenders, ending World War II.