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Hitler was named chancellor of Germany.
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Germany invades Russia breaking their nonaggression partnership.
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France and England declare was on Germany.
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Germany invades Poland.
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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 attack.
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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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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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The atomic bomb is dropped on Hiroshima.
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Japan surrenders to the United States.
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D-Day: The Allied invasion of Europe begins.