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Germany invades Poland
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Tripartite Pact
Germany, Italy, and Japan become the Axis Powers when they signed this pact. -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Japan bombs Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The US declares war on Japan. After two years since its beginning the US joined world war 2.
Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BfKfDGRzbg -
British defeat the Germans and Italians in El Alamein
The British defeat the Germans and Italians in Egypt, causing them to retreat across Libya to the borders of Tunisia -
Axis forces in Tunisia surrender
The axis forces in Tunisia surrender, ending the North African campaign
Newspaper Article: http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/big/0512.html#article -
Invasion of Normandy
The western Allied powers invade Normandy in an attemp to liberate mainland Europe from the Nazis.
A Civilians View: http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/dday.htm -
World War 2 Ends
The Axis Powers surrender about a week after Adolf Hitler commits suicide.
Newspaper Article: http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/big/0814.html
