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War breaks out in Europe
Germany and Slovakia (which was a German client state at the time) attacked Poland. -
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World War II
Soviet Union United States United Kingdom China = Joseph Stalin Franklin D. Roosevelt Winston Churchill Chiang Kai-shek VS Germany Japan Italy = Adolf Hitler Hirohito Benito Mussolini -
The Battle for Moscow
Place: Moscow, Russia
Winner: Germany -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Place: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Territory, United States
Winner: Japanese
The attack came as a shock to the American people and led directly to the American entry into World War II in both the Pacific and European theaters. The following day (December 8), the United States declared war on Japan. Domestic support for non-interventionism, which had been strong, disappeared. -
The Battle of Kursk
Place: Kursk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Winner: Soviet -
Battle of Ushant
Place: English Channel
Winner: Allies -
The Battle of the Philippine Sea
Winner: U.S.A.
Place: The Philippine Sea -
Germany surrenders
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Japan Surrenders
