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germany attacks poland
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great britain and france declare war on germany
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germany and the soviet union (ussr) sign the nazi-soviet pact
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battle of the atlantic
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italy invades british controlled egypt
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winter war between ussr and finland. war ends when finland cedes border lands to the ussr
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slovakia, hungary, romania join the axis powers
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germany invades and captures denmark and norway
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the bataan death march begins as the imperial japanese army forces filipino and american prisoners of war to march 60 torture-filled miles
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germany attacks western europe. luxembourg, netherlands, belgium, and nothern france fall
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battle of britian
(6/10/1940-10/31/1940) -
italy joins the war and, on june 27, invades southern france
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italy surrenders unconditionally
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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 north africa to reinforce the italians
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bulgura joins the axis power
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germany joined by axis allies and finland attack the ussr
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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 united states declares war on japan. germany and italy soon declare war on the united states
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the battle of coral sea
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1st battle of El Alamein
1-27 -
the battle of midway
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the battle of guadalcanal
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battle of stalingrad
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2nd battle of El Alamein
(10/23/1942-11/5/1942) -
mussolini is executed
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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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FDR dies, harry truman becomes president
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operation overlord, d-day
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paris is liberated
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battle of the bulge
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yalta conference
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battle of iwa jima
to march 26 -
battle of okinawa
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hitler commits suicide
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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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u.s drops an atomic bomb on nagaski
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v-j day