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Germany invades Poland, Norway, Denmark, Belgium, Netherlands and the Soviet Union, starting World War II. Britain and France declare war on Germany.
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Japan bombs Pearl Harbor. The U.S. declares war on Japan
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German troops surrender in Stalingrad, USSR.
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Italy surrenders
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U.S. forces invade Tarawa
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D-day: Allied troops land in France and begin invasion
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Japan's navy is defeated near the Philippines.
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Germans fight back in Battle of the Bulge
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Germany surrenders, ending World War II in Europe
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Atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
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Japan signs surrender agreement, ending war