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Germany Invades Poland
Germany invaded Poland. This actions starts World War II as Britain and France declare war on Germany. -
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World War II
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Germany Invades Norway and Denmark
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Germany Invades Belgium and the Netherlands
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Germany Begins Bombing Britain (the battle of Britain)
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Germany Invades the Soviet Union
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Japan bombs Pearl Harbor and the U.S. declares war on Japan
"A day which will live in infamy" -
Singapore falls to Japan (Battle of Singapore)
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Japan Captures the Phillipines and Burma (The Conquest of Burma)
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The Battle of Midway (The Allies defeat Japan)
This was a turning point in the war. -
Germany surrenders at the Battle of Stalingrad
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Axis Troops in Northern Africa Surrender
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Italy Surrenders to the Allies
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United States Invades Tarawa (Battle of Tarawa)
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Normandy Landings (D-Day)
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Japan is defeated at the Phillipines (The Battle of Leyte Gulf)
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Battle of the Bulge
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Allies capture Iwo Jima (Battle of Iwo Jima)
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Germany Surrenders Unconditionally (War ends in Europe)
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United States Drop Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
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Japan Surrenders Unconditionally
