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WWII Begins
Source Hitler leads the Nazis to the Polish Invasion. Two days later, British Prime Minister Chamberlain will officially declare war on Germany. -
US Neutrality Act
SourcePresident Roosevelt abstained from entering the war. -
Formation of Axis Powers
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Germany, Japan, Italy -
Formation of Allied Powers
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Bombing of Pearl Harbor
Source Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor to dissuade US participation in the war. -
V-E Day
Source War ends in Europe -
Testing Nuclear Bomb
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Hiroshima Bombed
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Nagasaki Bombed
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Soviet Nuclear Bomb Development
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Partial Test Ban Treaty
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Treaty on the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons
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Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
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First International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons