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Start of the War
Germany invades Poland -
Soviets Invade Poland
They came from the east -
New Members to the Axis
Hungary joins November 20th
Romania joins November 22nd
Slovakia joins November 23rd -
Phony War
Germany invades Denmark and Norway. Denmark surrenders on the day of the attack but Norway held out until June 9th -
Italy Enters the War
Italy invades south of France June 21st -
Tripartite Pact
Germany ,Italy ,and Japan sign the pact. -
Soviets Invaded
Nazi Germany and Axis allies invade the USSR -
Pearl Harbor
Japan bombs Pearl Harbor -
U.S. joins the war
Initially declaring war on Japan -
Axis Declare War on U.S
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British Bomb Germany
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Battle Midway
Turning point in war for allies in pacific -
Battle at Guadalcanal
U.S stop Japanese Island Hopping -
Axis In Tunisia Surrender to Allies
Ended north African campaign -
Allies Liberate Rome
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D-Day
Allies Storm beaches of Normandy -
U.S. lands in the Phillipines
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Battle of the Buldge
Germany's last offensive battle in the west, attempt to reconquer Belgium -
Soviets Final Offense
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Hitler Commits Suicide
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Victory In Europe
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Little Boy
Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima -
Soviets Declare war on Japan
Invade Manchuria -
Fat Man
U.S drops bomb on Nagasaki -
Japan Surrender