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the us declare war on Japan. germany and italy soon declare war on the us
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italy joins the war and on June 27 invades southern france
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Germany and the Soviet union sign the Nazi-soviet pact
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Slovakia, hungray, romania Jain the axis powers
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Germany, italy, and Japan sign the tripartite pact
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germany attacks poland
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great Britain and france declare war on germany
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battle of the atlantic
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italy invades british controlled egypt
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Winter war between Ussr and Finland. War ends when Finland cedes border lands to the ussr
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germany invades and captures Denmark and Norway
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germany attacks western europe
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Ussr gains control over the Baltic states (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania)
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battle of britain
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italy invades greece
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german afrika korps are sent to north africa to reinforce the italians
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bulgaria joins the axis powers
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germany joined by axis allies and Finland attack the USSR
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Paris is liberated
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the Japanese launch a surprise attack on the us naval base in pearl harbor, Hawaii
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the Japanese gain control over the Philippines, French Indochina, and singapore
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the Bataan death ,arch begins as the imperial Japanese army forces Filipino and American prisoners a=of war to march 60 tortured-filled miles
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the battle of the coral sea
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the battle of midway
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1st battle of El Alamein
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the battle of guadalcanal
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battle of stalingrad
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2nd battle of el alamein
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operation overload, D-day
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italy surrenders unconditionally
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battle of the bulge
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Yalta conference
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battle of iwo jima
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battle of okinawa
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FDR dies, harry truman becomes president
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Mussolini is executed
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Hitler comits suicide
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V-E day
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potsdam conference
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us drops an atomic bomb on hiroshima
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us drops an atomic bomb on Nagasaki
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V-J day
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Ussr attacks Poland from the east. Poland soon falls and is divided between the Germans and Russians.
