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Japan invades North China from Manchuria
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Hitler marched into Czechoslovakia and occupied the country.
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Congress passes the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940 by one vote.
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April 27, 1941 Germany captures Athens, Greece.
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Hitler sends 3 million soldiers and 3,500 tanks to Russia. The Russians were taken by suprise as they signed a treaty with Germany.
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The start of deportation of French Jews to Auschwitz. The Filipino Government arrives in Austrailia.
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The US defeated the Japanese navy at the battle of Midway. Following the victory, the US navy was able to push the Jaoanese back.
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British and US forces invade Sicily.
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The greatest invasion in history begins just after midnight as the first 24,000 paratroopers flown over the channel in more then 1,000 aircraft are dropped behind enemy lines in Normandy.
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The Japenese refuses to surrender. The US dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima.
