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Japan invades Manchuria
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German troops enter Rhineland: violation of the Treaty of Verailles
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Rome Berlin Axis
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Anschluss: Hitler annexes Austria
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Non-Aggression Pact: Germany and Russia
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WWII
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European Theater
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G.B. and France declare war on Germany
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The Battle of Britain
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Germany and Russia divide Poland
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Germany attacks Ukraine and Leningrad
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Pearl Harbor
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US enter the war
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Asian Theater
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Hitler declares war on the United States
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Battle of Coral Sea
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Battle of Midway Island
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Germany attacks Stalingrad
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German and Italian troops surrender in N. Africa
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D-Day invasion on Normandy Beach
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Rome falls to the allies
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Paris is liberated
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Soviets enter Berlin
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Mussolini dies
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Hitler commits suicide
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Germany commanders surrender
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U.S. drops bomb on Hiroshima
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U.S. drop 2nd bomb on Nagasaki
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Japan surrenders, ending the war