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German Territorial aggression
Germany engages in territorial aggression with various countries -
Steps toward WWII
Germany invades Poland. World War II begins. -
Start of WWII
France and Great Britain declare war on Germany. -
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. -
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. Allied forces invade France and push back the Germans. -
Start of the end of WWII
D-day and the Normandy invasion. Allied forces invade France and push back the Germans. -
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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. -
The end of WWII
Japan surrenders to US General Douglass MacArthur and the Allies. -
VE Day
VE Day- Germany surrenders to the Allies. -
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Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings
Two atomic bombs dropped by the US on 2 cities in Japan -
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Hiroshima and Nagasaki Atomic Bomb droppings
Two atomic bombs dropped by the US on 2 cities in Japan
