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Hitler comes to power in Germany.
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France and Great Britain declare war on Germany.
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Canada declares war on Germany
Canada declares war on week later to France and Great Britain -
Germany invades Denmark and Norway.
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Germany invades France
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France surrenders to Germany
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Battle of Britain begins
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Battle of Britain ends
The Battle of Britain ends with the allies on the winning side -
Soviets stop the German advance into Russia.
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Japan bombs Pearl Harbor in the U.S.
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Japanese Canadians on the west coast are evacuated to camps
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Canadian troops play an important role in the Dieppe raid in France. Many Allied
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D-Day: Allied landings on the coast of France begin at Normandy. Allies gain a foothold in Europe
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V-E Day: Victory in Europe for the Allies
Now Allied forces focus on defeating Japan, with the U.S. in the forefront of this attack. -
United States drops the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima
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a second atomic bomb is dropped on Nagasaki.
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Japan surrenders.
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World War II is officially over.
