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Mao Zedong heads Long March
In reality, Mao flew on his plane and landed for staged photographs. -
Germany invades Poland; France and Great Britain declare war on Germany
This would mark the beginning of WWII in Europe, though some would argue that the war started much earlier when Japan invaded Manchuria -
Japan attacks Pearl Harbor
This event drew the United States into the War and utimately led to Japan's downfall -
Germany Surrenders
This marks the end of the War in Europe. The war in the Pacific however, called for more drastic measures -
Allies use atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Over 200,000 people would eventually die due to these bombs being dropped. It broke Japan's spirit and ended the war -
United Nations
The successor to the League of Nations, this organization was more powerful as it had the US at it's head. It still exist today.
