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Battle of the Alantic
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Italy joins the war and, on June 27 invades Southern France
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Germany and the Soviet Union (USSR) sign the Nazi-Soviet Pact
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Germany attacks Poland
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Winter war between USSR and Finland. War ends when Finland cedes border lands to the USSR
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Slovakia, Hungary, Romania join the Axis Powers
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Germany invades and Captures Denmark and Europe
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Germany attacks Western Europe
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USSR gains control over the Baltic States
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Battle of Britain
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Italy invades British controlled Egypt
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Germany, Italy and Japan sign the Tripartite Pact
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Italy invades Greece
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German Afrika Korps are sent to North Africa to reinforce the Italians
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Germany joined by the Axis allies and Finland attack the USSR
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The Japannese launch a surprise attack on the U.S. naval base in Pearl Harbour, Hawaii
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The U.S. declares war on Japan. Germany and Italy soon declare war on the U.S.
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The Battle of the Coral Sea
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The Japanese gain control of the Philippines, French Indochina and Singapore
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Battle of Okinawa
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The Bataan Death March begins
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The Battle of Midway
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1st Battle of El Alamein
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The Battle of Guadalcanal
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Battle of Stalingrad
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2nd Battle of El Alamein
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Italy surrenders unconditionally
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Bulgaria joins the Axis Power
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Operation Overlord, D-Day
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Paris is liberated
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Battle of the Bulge
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Yalta Conference
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Battle of Iwo Jima
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FDR dies, Harry Truman becomes President
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Hitler commits Suicide
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Mussolini is executed
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Potsdam Conference
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The U.S. drops a atomic bomb on Hiroshima
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The U.S. drops an atomic bomb on Nagasaki
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