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First Neutrality Act passed
Congress prohibited the exportation of weaponry to countries in war -
Rome-Berlin Axis signed
Mussolini and Hitler join forces -
Anti-Comintern Pact Signed
Anti-communism pact -
Hitler declares Austria as part of the Third Reich
Germany invades Austria -
Germany invades Czechoslovakia
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Italy invades Albania
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German-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact Signed
Fell apart in 1941 when Germany invaded Russia -
Germany invades Poland
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USSR attacks Finland
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Germany invades Denmark and Norway
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Winston Churchill becomes Prime Minister of Britain
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Germany invades the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg
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Dunkerque is evacuated
Allied soldiers are evacuated from Dunkerque, France -
Mussolini declares war on France and Britain
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Battle of Britain
Germany invades Britain -
Japan forms alliance with Germany and Italy
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Germany attacks the USSR
Largest German offensive -
Pearl Harbor is attacked
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US declares war on Japan
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Wannsee Conference
German officials meet to discuss cooperation of government officials -
Bataan Death March
Japan takes POW -
Battle of Stalingrad
Germany invades Stalingrad, Russia -
V-J Day
Formal surrender of Japan