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Manchuria is invaded by Japan.
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Japan invades China
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Germany invades Poland
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France and Great Britain announce war with Germany
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Soviet Union invades Poland from the East
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Italy enters the war
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Itay invades Egypt
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Japan, Italy, and Germany sign the Tripartite Pact
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Italy invades Greece from Albania
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Hungary fuses with the Axis
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Romania also joins the Axis Powers.
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Slovakia joins the Axis
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The axis is joined by Bulgaria
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Japan bombs Pearl Harbor
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Germany and the Axis powers declare war on the United States
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The U.S. and the Biritsh land on the beaches of Normandy.
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The U.S. lands in the Philippines.
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Hitler commits suicide
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German troops surrender to Europe
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The U.S. drops atomic bond on Hiroshima
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Japan surrenders and WWII ends