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Italy Invades Ethiopia
Italy invades Ethiopia to expand global influence -
Start of WWII
Germany invades Poland and officially started WWII -
Germany attacks France
Germany invades France -
Japan joins the war
Japan enters alliance with Germany and Italy -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Japan bombs Pearl Harbor, bringing the United States into WWII -
Battle of D-Day
Allies invade Normandy to begin retaking France -
Yalta Conference
FDR, Churchill, and Stalin met to discuss post-war peace -
Battle of Okinawa
U.S. Marines attack Japan -
Germany Surrenders
Germans surrender to Allies -
Japan Surrenders
Japan formally surrenders to the Allies