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Germany Invades Poland
German forces bombard Poland on land and from the air. Adolf Hitler was trying to regain lost territory and rule Poland. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germany-invades-poland -
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Germany Invades France
The campaign against the Low Countries and France lasted less than six weeks. German tanks and infantry quickly broke through the French defensive lines and advanced to the coast.
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Germany Bombs London
The Luftwaffe unleashed a merciless bombing campaign against London and Britain's major cities. http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/events/germany_bombs_london -
Lend-Lease Act
Gave President Franklin D. Roosevelt unlimited authority to direct material aid such as ammunition, tanks, airplanes, trucks, and food to the war effort in Europe without violating America's official position of neutrality.
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Japan Bombs Pearl Harbor
The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise attack on a U.S. naval base on Oahu Island by the Japanese, that precipitated the entry of the United States into World War II.
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U.S. Declares War on Japan
The United States declared war on the Empire of Japan in response to the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor.
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Germany Declares War On U.S.
Adolf Hitler declares war on the United States, bringing America, which had been neutral, into the European conflict.
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U.S. Declares War on Germany
The United States Congress declared war upon Germany, hours after Germany declared war on the United States after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
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Battle of Midway
Six months after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the U.S. won this battle thanks to major advances in code breaking.
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Battle of Stalingrad
The Battle of Stalingrad was the successful Soviet defense of the city of Stalingrad. Russians consider it to be the greatest battle of their Great Patriotic War, and most historians consider it to be the greatest battle of the entire conflict.
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D-Day
More than 160,000 Allied troops landed along a 50-mile stretch of French coastline, to fight Nazi Germany.
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U.S. Bombs Japan
The United States, at the order of President Harry S. Truman, dropped nuclear weapons on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
