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Japan invaded China for land and resources. Japan succeeded and made a puppet state in China.
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Canada declares war on Germany. Canada is on the side of Britain and France
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Germany was taking over many countries and wanted to expand even more. Britain and France declared war on Germany after this.
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Poland surrenders to Germany and Russia. Poland is portioned to Germany and Russia
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The League of Nations expelled the Soviet Union. They expelled the Soviet Union for threatening Finland.
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Germany invades France and takes it to gain more land and power.
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Hitler sent bombings to Britain during the night but was stopped by the RAF
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The United States held a draft to draft men for the army. They selected men with good health randomly.
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Italy joins the Axis powers. Their leader Mussolini joins Germany and Japan by signing a pact.
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Hitler betrayed Russia's pact with them and sent 2 million soldiers into Russia. The Russians joined Britain and the U.S sent supplies to hepl the British and Russians defeat the Germans
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The Japanese bombed Pear Harbor to attack an American fleet for helping the Chinese. Over 2,400 Americans were killed in this bombing.
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Britain and the U.S declared war on Japan after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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An important naval battle between the U.S and Japan changed tide of war. The U.S won and was able to push back the Japanese.
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Germany fought Russia in attempt to take over Stalingrad in South Russia. This was the Soviet's firt win against the Germans.
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Italy got a new government and kicked out Mussolini. This new government surrendered to the Allies and joined them to avoid suffering a major loss in the war.
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Britain, America, and Canada launched an attack on Normandy to get the Nazis out of France. The invasion was successful and played a huge part in winning the war.
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France's capital, Paris, was liberated from Nazi control and taken by the allies.
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This was Germany's last offensive move against the allies. The Germans lost and it was his last attempt to stop the allies from invading Germany.
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Italy, Germany, and its territories surrendered. The Germans wanted to still be allowed to attack the Russians but were denied.
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This was the day that the allies celebrated their win against the Axis Powers.
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America dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima
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The Japanese Surrender to the Americans.
