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the us declares war on Japan, Germany and Italy soon declares war on the us
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Germany joined by axis allies allies and Finland attack the ussr
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Italy joins the war and on June 22 invades southern France
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battle of the atlantic
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Germany and the Soviet union sign the Nazi Soviet pact
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ussr attacks Poland from the east, Poland soon falls and is divided between Germany and Russia
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winter war between ussr and Finland war ends when Finland cedes border lands to the ussr
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ussr gains control over the Baltic states(estoria, Latvia and Lithuania).
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germany invades and captures Denmark and Norway
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battle of Britain
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Italy invades British controlled egypt
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battle of the bulge
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Germany afrika korps are sent to North afrika to reinforce the italiens
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the bataan death march begins as the imperial Japanese army forces Filipino and American prisoners of war to march 60 tortured filled milts
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the Japanese launch a surprise attack on the us naval base in pearl harbour, hawaii
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the japanese gain control over the philippines, french indochina, and sigapore
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battle of Iwo jima
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first battle of El Alamein
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the battle of guadalcanal
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battle of Stalingrad
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second battle of El almein
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battle of okinawa
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fdr dies, Harry Truman becomes president
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Germany attacks western Europe. Luxembourg, Netherlands, Belgium, and northern France fall
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postsdam conference
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