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World War 2

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  • Germany Invades Poland

    Germany Invades Poland

  • Pearl Harbor is attacked by Japan.

    Pearl Harbor is attacked by Japan.

  • United States and Britain declare war on Japan.

    United States and Britain declare war on Japan.

  • Declaration of the United Nations signed by 26 Allied nations.

    Declaration of the United Nations signed by 26 Allied nations.

  • Battle of Midway

    Battle of Midway

  • D-Day

    D-Day

  • Adolf Hitler commits suicide.

    Adolf Hitler commits suicide.

  • The Enola Gay dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan.

    The Enola Gay dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan.
    The Enola Gay dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan killing about 78,000 people and injuring 100,000 more.

  • A second atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, Japan, killing 40,000 people.

    A second atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, Japan, killing 40,000 people.

  • Japan sign surrender documents on the deck of the American battleship USS Missouri, ending the war.

    Japan sign surrender documents on the deck of the American battleship USS Missouri, ending the war.