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September 1939
•Germany invades Poland
•Great Britain and France declare war on Germany two days later www.ushmm.org -
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April 1940
•Blitzkrieg against Denmark and Norway History.org -
May 1940
•Attacks against Netherlands, Belgium and France. History.org -
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April 1941
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December 1941
•Japan attacks Pearl Harbor, Phillipines and Dutch East Indies
•United States enters war www.history.org -
Spring 1942
•Japan controls most of southeast Asia
•US wins battles of the Coral Sea and Midway www.history.org -
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February 1943
•Germany surrenders at Stalingrad History.org -
May 1943
•German and Italian troops surrender in French North America History.org -
July 1943
•Soviet's beat Germans at Battle of Kursk Historylearningsite.co.uk -
June 1944
•Rome Falls to Allies
•D-Day on June 6th ushmm.org -
August 1944
•Paris is liberated Historylearningsite.co.uk -
March 1945
•Germany is invaded Ushmm.org -
April 1945
•Soviet's enter Berlin (25th)
•Mussolini (28th) and Hitler (30th) die History.org -
May 1945
•Germany surrenders Historylearningsite.co.uk -
August 1945
•US drops Atomic bombs on Japan
•Japan surrenders (15th) Historylearningsite.co.uk -
September 1945
•Japan officially signs treaty, surrendering
•WWII officially over
