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MaoZedong heads Long March
MaoZedong, although not actually marching with the troops, leads the communists troops in a 6000 mile retreat from the nationalist. -
Germany invades Poland; France and Great Britain declare war on Germany
In the efforts of taking Russia, Hitler moves into Poland, simultaneously breaking the English, and Russian peace treaties. -
Japan attacks Pearl Harbor
Japanese fighters surprise attack the US naval base located at Pearl Harbor, destroying most of our Pacific Fleet, and bringing us into the war. -
Germany surrenders
Having failed at the Battle of the Bulge, Germany finally anounces terms of unconditional surrender. Hitler killed himself to escape the Soviets. -
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Allies use atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
In order to break the spirits of the Japanese people, and to avoid having to fight a land war against the Japanese's million man army, the US drops the only two nuclear bombs ever used in combat on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. -
United Nations formed
To prevent any kind of conflict like World War 2 from ever happening again, an international organization was established to keep the world peaceful, called the UN