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September 1, 1939
WWII begins; Germany invades Poland -
September 3, 1939
France & Great Britain declare war on Germany 2 days later after the invasion of Poland. -
September 5 1939
The United States remains neutral in the war -
September 10 1939
Canada declares war on Germany -
April 9 1940
Germany invades Norway and Denmark -
May 10, 1940
Germany invades France, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg -
May 30, 1940
Winston Churchill becomes leader of the British government -
June 10 1940
Italy enters war as part of the Axis powers -
July 1940
Germany begins bombing Britain -
September 22 1940
Germany, Italy, and Japan sign the Tripartite Pact, creating the Axis Alliance -
September 27 1940
Japan joins the Axis Powers -
June 22 1941
Germany and the Axis Powers attack Russia -
December 7 1941
Pearl Harbor attack; Japanese raid US navy -
January 1 1942
Declaration of the United Nations signed by 26 allied nations -
December 19 1942
Hitler takes complete control of the German army -
June 1942
The gassing of Jews begin at Auschwitz -
June 4 1942
US enters WWII on Allies side, defeats Japanese at the Battle of the Midway -
July 10 1942
the Allies invade the island of Sicily -
July 22 1942
Deportations begin, and Jews are sent to concentration camps -
August 17 1942
Americans launch an air attack on Europe -
September 8 1943
Italy surrenders -
June 6 1944
D-Day and Normandy invasion -
February 19 1945
Allied troops capture Iwo Jima -
April 30 1945
Hitler commits suicide -
May 8 1945
VE Day; Germany surrenders after Hitler's suicide.
