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War
Great Britain and France declare war in Germany -
Invasion
Italy enters the war, and invades France -
Air War
Nazi Germany lost to Britain in the air war also known as "The Battle of Britain". It ended on October 31, 1940 -
Tripartite Act
Germany, Italy, and Japan sign in the Tripartite Act -
Pearl Harbor
Japan had a sneak attack bombing on Pearl Harbor -
The Beginning
The United States declares war on Japan starting WWII -
The Axis
Nazi, Germany, and its Axis partenrs declare war on the U.S. -
Retreat
British troops defeat the Germans and Italians in Egypt sending the axis forces in chaotic retreat across Libya to the eastern border of Tunisia -
The Allies
Axis forces in Tunisia surrender to the Allies, ending the North African campaign -
Hitler
Adolf Hitler commits suicide. -
Eastern Germany
Allied troops liberate Rome within six weeks, Anglo-American bombs could hit targets in eastern Germany for the first time -
Coup d'etat
The Hungarian facist Arrow Cross movement carrie out a coup d'etat with Geraman support to prevent the Hungarian government from going through with negotiations for surrendering to the Soviets -
Battle of the Bulge
The Germans launch a final attack in the west known as the Battle of the Bulge, in attempt to reconquer Belgium and separate the Allied Forces along the German border. -
Hiroshima
The United States drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima. -
Nagasaki
The United States drops an atomic bomb on Nagasaki. -
The End
Japan surrenders ending WWII -
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