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Japan invades China initiating World War 2 in the Pacific
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Germany invaded Poland intiating World War 2 in Europe
Japan invaded Manchuria on September 18, 1931 -
Britain and France declared war on Germany
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Nazi Germany invades the Soviet Union
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Soviet counteroffensive drives the Germans from the Moscow suburbs in chaotic retreat
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Japan bombs Pearl Harbor
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US declares war on Japan
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Germany surrenders to the Soviets
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US drops an atomic bomb Hiroshima
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US drops an atomic bomb on Nagasaki
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Japan formally surrenders, ending World War 2