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Slovaks declare their independence and form a Slovak Republic under German pressure
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Invasion of Poland
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The Battle of Britain
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United States declares war on Germany and Japan
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Battle of Stalingrad
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Italy declares war on Germany
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Battle of the Bulge
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Hitler commits suicide
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Potsdam Conference
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The United States drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima
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The Soviet Union declares war on Japan and invades Manchuria
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Japan surrenders-ending World War II