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The Beginning
World War II began in Europe in 1939. During this year Hitler invaded Poland. -
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Before the war started Franklin Roosevelt was elected president for his third term. He was the only president that served four terms as president. -
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WWII
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Bomb at Pearl Harbor
The United States then got involved in the war when the Japanese bombed at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii on December 7, 1941. -
End of WWII
This year was the year that the war was over. After figting for five years the Japanese finally surrendered. -
Jiroshima is Bombed!!
This year was the year that the US bombed Jiroshima. They used the first atomic bomb the US had ever used. -
Nagasaki
After Jiroshima Japan still refused to surrender. So the US bombed Nagasaki and finally surrendered and WWII was over.