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Germany invades Poland
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Neutrality
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Franklin Roosevelt
Franklin Roosevelt was reelected for his 3rd as president of the United States -
Japan bombs Pearl Harbor
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USA and Britain formally declare war on Japan
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USSR defeats Germany at the Battle of Stalingrad
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D-Day
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Hiroshima and Nagasaki
USA drops atomic bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki -
Japan Surrenders