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Germany Attacks Poland
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Blackout
People were told to turn off all lights and cover their windows at night so it was difficult for Germans to see their target. -
'The Dig for Victory' campaign
People were told to use gardens and any other spare piece of land to grow vegetables. -
Germany takes over Denmark and Norway
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Germany attacks France
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Dunkirk (Operation Dynamo)
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Italy enter war on side of Axis powers
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Stalingrad Battle
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Germany Invades Soviet Union
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Japanese planes attacked the United States Naval Base at Pearl Harbor.
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The Russian Red Army traps and captures German armies that had invaded the Soviet Union.
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Rome falls to Allied forces.
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D-Day
Allied troops alligned the French coastline to fight Nazi Germany. -
Mussolini captured and executed
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Adolf Hitler commits suicide in Berlin.
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Germany Surrenders
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VE-Day
German troops continue to surrender to Allies throughout Europe. -
The United States drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima
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Russia declares war on Japan
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Japan Surrenders