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MaoZedong heads Long March
When the communists were cornered by nationalists, the excaped by marching incredibly long distaces into the mountains. -
Germany invades Poland; France and Great Britain declare war on Germany
The invasion of Poland was the final German offensive that convince Britain to end its polic of appeasement. -
Japan attacks Pearl Harbor
Japan felt Hawaii was a "dagger pointed at our throats
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Germany surrenders
After the battle of the Bulge, Germany finally surrendered. -
United Nations formed
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Allies use atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The bombings of HIroshima and Nagasaki were what finally caused Japan to surrender.