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Mao Zedong heads Long March
Mao Zedong led the Communists of China on a retreat running away from the Kuomintang. Mao Zedong was the head of the Communist Party of China. -
Germany invades Poland; France and Great Britain declare war on Germany
After gaining control of the Sudatenland and all of Czechoslovakia, Hitler invades Poland using his new strategy of blitzkrieg. France and Britain, who have tried desperately to avoid war, are forced to declare war on Germany. -
Japan attacks Pearl Harbor
Japan surprise attacks Pearl Harbor. Japan considered Hawaii to be a dagger pointed at their throat. This attack drew the US into WWII and killed thousands of Americans. -
Allies use atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
After warning Japan that they would drop a massive bomb on them if they didn't surrender, which they didn't, the US dropped two atom bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. These two atom bombs are the only atom bombs ever used in war and killed over 100,000 Japanese people. -
United Nations formed
It was created in San Fransisco after WWII. In the general assembly each represented nation gets one vote on UN resolutions. -
Germany surrenders
After Hitler's unsuccessful last ditch effort to turn the tide of the war in the Battle of the Bulge, Hitler's suicide, and all of Germany being bombed and surrounded by the allies, Germany surrenders endind the war in Europe.
