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Pearl Harbor Attack
The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service on the United States -
Pearl Harbor Attack
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Hitler was named chancellor of Germany
Adolf Hitler was appointed chancellor of Germany by German President Paul von Hindenburg. He was now in control. -
Hitler was named Chancellor of Germany
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Germany invades Poland
The invasion of Poland was a joint attack on the Republic of Poland by Nazi Germany, the Slovak Republic, and the Soviet Union; which marked the beginning of World War II. -
Germany invades Poland
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France and England declare war on Germany
In response to Hitler's invasion of Poland, Britain and France, both allies of the overrun nation declare war on Germany. -
France and England declare war on Germany
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Paris Falls to Germany
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British and French troops evacuate Dunkirk
The evacuation from Dunkirk, involved the rescue of more than 338,000 British and French soldiers from the French port of Dunkirk -
British and French troops evacuate Dunkirk
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Paris falls to Germany
Paris fell to Nazi Germany one month after the German Wehrmacht stormed into France. -
U.S navy wins the Battle of Midway
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The Lend-Lease act is signed into law
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Germany invades Russia breaking their ¨non-aggression" partnership
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U.S. declares war on Japan
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Japanese Americans are sent to internment camps
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U.S navy wins the Battle of Midway
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D-Day: The allied invasion of Europe begins
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D-Day: The Allied invasion or Europe begins
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Six Marines plant the U.S. flag on Iwo Jima
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President Roosevelt dies at his retreat in Warm Springs, GA.
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President Roosevelt dies at his retreat in Warm Springs, GA
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Hitler poisons his wife and kills himself
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V-E Day
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U.S.S. Indianapolis is sunk by a sub leadig to the worst attack in history
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The Atomic Bomb is dropped on Hiroshima
The two atomic bombs dropped on Japan in 1945 killed and maimed hundreds of thousands of people, and their effects are still being felt today -
The Atomic Bomb is dropped on Hiroshima
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The Atomic bomb is dropped on Nagasaki
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Japan surrenders to the United States