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Italy joins the war and, on June 27, invades Southern France.
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Mussolini is executed.
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The Japanese launch a surprise attack on the U.S. naval base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
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The Japanese gain control over the Philippines, French Indochina, and Singapore.
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Slovakia, Hungary, Romania join the Axis Powers
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The Bataan Death March begins as the Imperial Japanese Army forces Filipino and American prisoners of war to march 60 tortured-filled miles.
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The Battle of Coral Sea
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The Battle of Midway
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The Battle of Guadalcanal
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Italy surrenders unconditionally.
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Operation Overlord, D-Day
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Paris is liberated
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