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The Japanese attacked the US Navy in Pearl Harbor. The next day the US enters World War II on the side of the Allies.
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The Germans launched a large attack in the Battle of the Bulge. They lose to the Allies sealing the fate of the German army. (December 16, 1944)
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Germany invades Poland. World War II begins. (September 1, 1939)
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France and Great Britain declare war on Germany
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Germany engages in territorial aggression with various countries
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D-day and the Normandy invasion. Allied forces invade France and push back the Germans.
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VE Day- Germany surrenders to the Allies. (May 7, 1945)
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Two atomic bombs dropped by the US on 2 cities in Japan. August 6-9, 1945.
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Japan surrenders to US General Douglass MacArthur and the Allies. (September 2, 1945)