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In 1939, the United States had renounced its trade treaty with Japan, and beginning with an aviation gasoline ban in July 1940, Japan became subject to increasing economic pressure.
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Germany invaded Poland, and the ww2 began.
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The state of emergency in Poland was upgraded to a state of war.
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At 9:00 a.m. Britain gave Germany a deadline of 11:00 a.m. to announce that it was prepared to withdraw its troops from Poland or else a state of war would exist between Britain and Germany.
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Egypt broke off diplomatic relations with Germany
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The Battle of Piotrków Trybunalski began. It lasted from 5-6 september
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In early June 1940, the Italian Regia Aeronautica attacked and besieged Malta, a British possession.
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German troops invaded Norway on 9 April 1940
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Blucher was a german warship. It got shoot down 9. April 1940 in Oslofjorden.
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The Norwegian royal family had to go to England because of the war
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On 22 June 1941, Germany, supported by Italy and Romania, invaded the Soviet Union in Operation Barbarossa, with Germany accusing the Soviets of plotting against them.
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Hitler died 30. April 1945
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The war ends in Norway 8. May 1945
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The war ends 2. September 1945.
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Main leaders
Soviet Union, Joseph Stalin
United States, Franklin D. Roosevelt
United Kingdom, Winston Churchill
China, Chiang Kai-shek
Germany, Adolf Hitler Japan, Hirohito
Italy, Benito Mussolini