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Hitler was named chancellor of Germany
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Germany invades Poland
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France and England declare war on Germany
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British and French troops evacuate Dunkirk
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Paris falls to Germany
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The Lend lease act is signed into law
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Germany invades Russia breaking their "nonaggression" partnership
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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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D-Day: The allied invasion of Europe Begins
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Six marines plant the U.S. flag in Iwo Jima
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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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U.S.S. Indianapolis is sunk by a sub leading to the worst shark attack in history
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The Atomic Bomb is Dropped on Hiroshima
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The Atomic Bomb is dropped on Nagasaki
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Japan surrendered to the United States