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Battle of the Atlantic
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Germany and the Soviet Union USSR sign the Nazi-Soviet Pact
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Great Britan and France declare war on Germany
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USSR attacks Poland from the east. Poland soon falls and is divided between the Germans and Russians
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Winter War between USSR and Finland
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Slovakia, Hungary, Romania join the Axis Powers
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Germany joined by Axis allis and Finland attack the USSR
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Germany invades and captures Denmark and Norway
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Germany attacks Western Europe
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Italy joins the war and,on June 27, invades Southern France
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USSR gains control over the Baltic States
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Battle of Britain
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Germany, Italy and Japan sign the Tripartite Pact
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Italy invades Greece
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German Afrika Korps are sent to Africa to reinforce the Italians
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Germany attacks Poland
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Operation Overlord D-Day
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Battle of Stralingrad
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Italy surrenders unconditionally
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The Japanese launch a surprise attack on the U.S. naval base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
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The Japanese gain control over the Philippines, French Indochina and Singapore
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The Bataan Death March begins as the imperial Japanese Army forces Filipino and American prisoners of war to march 60 tortured-filled miles
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Battle of the Coral Sea
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The Battle of the Midway
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1st Battle of El Alamein
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The Battle of Guadalcanal
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2nd Battle of El Alamein
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Mussolini is executed
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U.S. drops an atomic bomb on Nagasaki
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Paris is liberated
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Battle of the budge
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Yalta Conference
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Battle of Iwo Jima
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Bulgaria joins the Axis Powers
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Battle of Okinawa
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Hitler commits sucide
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V-E Day
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Potsdam Conference
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U.S. drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima
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V-J Day
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Italy invades British controlled Egypt
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The United States declares war on Japan. Germany and Italy soon declare war on the United States