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World War II
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Hitler Named Chancellor of Germany
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Germany Invades Poland
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France and England Declare War on Germany
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British and French Troops evacuate Dunkerque
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Paris Falls to Germany
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Lend-Lease Act is signed into law
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Germany Invades Russia breaking "nonagression" pact
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Pearl Harbor Attack
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U.S. Declares War on Japan
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Japanese Americans are sent to internment camps
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U.S. Navy wins Battle of Midway
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D-Day: Allied Invasion of Europe Begins
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President Roosevelt dies at his retreat in Warm Springs, GA
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Hitler Poisons his wife and kills himselfa
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V-E Day
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The Atomic Bomb is dropped on Hiroshima
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Japan Surrenders to United States
