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Mussolini invades Ethiopia.
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Hitler annexes Czechoslovakia.
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Stalin and Hitler Sign Nonaggression Pact.
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Germany attacks Poland
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Britain and France Declare War on Germany
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Germany begins its invasion of the Soviet Union.
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Hideki Tojo took control of Japan in October 1941.
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Attack on Pearl Harbor.
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Battle of the Coral Sea begins.
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Americans destroy four Japanese aircraft carriers in the Battle of Midway
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The government created the Office of War Information.
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The Soviet Union finally defeats the Germans in the Battle of Stalingrad
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Americans could not be forced to salute the flag.
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Allies invade France
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American B-29 bomber began making regular raids on Japanese cities.
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The battle of Bulge begins.
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Allied troops invaded Okinawa.
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Adolf Hitler commits suicide in Berlin.
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Germany surrendered.
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Japan surrenders.