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World War 2
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Hitler was named chancellor of Germany
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Germany invades Russia breaking their "non aggression" partnership
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Germany invades Poland
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France and England declared war on Germany
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British and French troops evacuate Dunkerque
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Paris falls to Germany
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The Lend-Lease Act is signed into law
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Pearl Harbor
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U.S. declares war on Japan
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Japanese Americans are sent to internment camps
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U.S. Navy wins the Battle of Midway
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D-Day: The Allied invasion of Europe begins
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President Roosevelt dies at his retreat in Warm Springs, GA
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Hitler poisons his wife and kills himself
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V-E Day
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Japan surrenders to the United States
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The atomic bomb is dropped an Hiroshima