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Germany invades Poland
Beginning of World War II -
Germany invades France
Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Japan attacks U.S naval base Pearl Harbor. This brings the United States into World War II. -
D-Day
U.S. invades France -
Germany Surrenders
World War II ends in Europe. -
US drops first Atomic bomb
Bomb dropped on Hiroshima, Japan -
2nd Atomic Bomb dropped
Bomb dropped on Nagasaki, Japan. -
Japan Surrenders
World War II is over