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Hitler takes control
Adolf Hitler and the Nazi party gain control of Germany -
Germany takes more land
Germany begins seizing European lands lost in World War I -
Invading Poland
Germany invades Poland, starting World War II -
Japan attacks
Japan attacks the U.S. Navy at Pearl Harbor -
Battle of Midway
The U.S. wins the Battle of Midway -
The Manhattan Project
The building of two atomic bombs, called The Manhatten Project, begins -
Final Solution
The Nazis develop their "Final Solution" -
Axis surrenders
The Allies force the Axis powers to surrender in North Africa -
Warsaw Ghetto
The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising occurs -
Retaking the Philippines
The United States retakes the Philippines at Leyte Gulf -
Conquering Italy
The Allies conquer Italy -
Battle of the Bulge
The Allies win the Battle of the Bulge, this was also a turning point in the war -
Liberating Jews
Allied troops liberate Jews and others from Nazi concentration camps in central Europe -
Germany surrenders
Germany surrenders, ending the war in Europe -
The attack on Japan
The United States drops atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
