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Manchuria Invasion
Japan invades Manchuria. -
Japan Invades China!
Japan invades China, initiating World War II in the Pacific. -
Initiating World War II
Germany invades Poland, initiating World War II in Europe. -
Great Britain ans France Declare War
Honoring their guarantee of Poland’s borders, Great Britain and France declare war on Germany. -
Italy Enters the Fight
Italy enters the war. Italy invades southern France on June 21. -
Bombing on Peal Harbor
Japan bombs Pearl Harbor. -
US and British landing
US and British troops land on Sicily. By mid-August, the Allies control Sicily. -
D-Day
British and US troops successfully land on the Normandy beaches of France, opening a “Second Front” against the Germans. -
United States Bombing
The United States drops an atomic bomb on Nagasaki. -
The War is Over...
Having agreed in principle to unconditional surrender on August 14, 1945, Japan formally surrenders, ending World War II.
