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Germany invades Poland
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Britain, Australia, New Zealand, and France declare war on Germany
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US proclaims its neutrality
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Japan makes surprise attack at Pearl Harbor
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US declares war on Axis powers
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First American forces arrive in Great Britain
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President Roosevelt dies and Harry Truman becomes President
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US landings on Guam
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US troops encircle Germans in Ruhr
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US drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima
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US drops atomic bomb on Nagasaki in Japan
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Japanese surrender
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WWII ends
