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German troops invade Poland- Britain and France declare war on Germany 2 days later
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Period: to
ww2
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Canada declares war on Germany
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British troops flee from Dunkirk in massive evacuation
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France surrenders to Germany
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Battle of Britain
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Germany invades its former ally Russia
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Japan attacks Pearl Harbor
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U.S enters the war; declares war on Japan and then Germany three days later
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Battle of Hong Kong
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Canadian troops arrive in Hong Kong
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Canadians vote 3 to 1 in favour of Conscription
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Dieppe raid ends in disaster for Canadian troops
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Allies invade Sicily
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D-Day; Britain, U.S, and Canada storm the shores of France
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VE Day; Germany surrenders
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U.sS drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima Japan (3 days later a second bomb drops on Nagasaki)
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VJ day; Japan surrenders