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Hitler came to power
Hitler became chancellor during this year. -
Hitler invades Czechoslovakia
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Hitler invades Poland/The war begins
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Britain and France declare war
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Attack on Pearl Harbor
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U.S. enters the war
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Battle of Midway
U.S. wins against Japan & is able to push them back -
Battle of Stalingrad
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Allies take Sicily
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Axis surrender N Africa
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Italy surrenders
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Battle of the Bulge
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D-Day
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The death of Roosevelt
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Mussolini captured and executed
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Hitler committed suicide
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German forces surrender
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V.E. Day
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Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima
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Japan's surrender is accepted, ending WWII