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HItler was appointed Chancellor of Germany
Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany -
Germany and Russia signed a non-agression pact, secretly agreeing to invade Poland and share it.
German U-boats and battle ships sail to the Atlantic Ocean for War. -
World War II begins
Germany invades Poland. -
Britain and France declare war on Germany
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President Roosevelt declares "limited national emergency"
U.S. remains neutral -
Russia invades Poland
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Warsaw Surrenders
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Last Remaining Polish Soldiers Surrender
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Russia invades Poland.
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Russia-Finland War Ends
Hitler is convinced that Russia's military is ineffective. -
Germany invades Denmark and Poland
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British forces land in Narvik, Norway, but leave in 10 days
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Japan joins The Axis
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Japan bombs Pearl Harbor
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Germany and Italy declare war on the US.
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German U-boats begin to sink ships along the US East coast.
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US troops begin to arrive in Britain
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The last German forces in Stalingrad surrender
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Mussolini is replaced and arrested.
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Paris is liberated
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The Russians liberate the Auschwitz death camp
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President Roosevelt dies.
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Adolf Hitler commits suicide in his bunker in Berlin.
He appoints Admiral Doenitz as his successor. -
Germany surrenders. The war in Europe ends
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Japan surrenders. World War 2 finally ends.