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Germany engages in territorial aggression
Germany engages in territorial aggression with various countries -
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Germany invades Poland.
Germany invades Poland. World War II begins.
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The Japanese attack the US Navy in Pearl Harbor.
The Japanese attack the US Navy in Pearl Harbor. The next day the US enters World War II on the side of the Allies. -
D-day
D-day and the Normandy invasion -
The Germans launch a large attack in the Battle of the Bulge
The Germans launch a large attack in the Battle of the Bulge. They lose to the Allies sealing the fate of the German army. -
VE Day
Germany surrenders to the Allies. Victory in Europe Day -
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Atomic bombs dropped on 2 cities in Japan
Two atomic bombs dropped by the US on 2 cities in Japan -
Japan surrenders to US
Japan surrenders to US General Douglass MacArthur and the Allies