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World War I Ends
France, the U.S., Britain, and other allies defeat Germany resulting in the end of WWI.  Known as "the war to end all wars".

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Hitler Elected German Leader
The new chancellor of Germany, Adolf Hitler is appointed and eventually embraces dictatorial powers and controls.

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World War II Begins
Germany invades Poland, provoking Poland's allies Britain and France to declare war on Germany.

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The Soviet Union Invades Poland
Soviet leader Joseph Stalin demands the invasion of Poland, securing a percentage of Polish territory.

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Warsaw Captured
Warsaw surrenders to German troops. The Polish wished that if they could defeat the German themselves, the anti-communist government would be back with help from the Allies after war. Poland holds out for another nine days before complying.

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United Kingdom Wins War's First Sea Battle
The first prominent naval attention of World War II, British cruisers defeat a German battleship at the Battle of the River Plate.

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Invasion of Norway
Germany invades Norway, marking the end of a 6-month period called the "Phony War", a period of limited land operations.

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Germany invades Belgium & Churchill becomes Prime Minister
Germany invades Belgium for the second time in order to invade France. Neville Chamberlain is replaced by Winston Churchill of an all-party coalition government

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Dunkirk
The trapped British army evacuates to England from Dunkirk. This evacuation allowed British Army to avoid capture and death.

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Paris falls to Nazis
German forces invade Paris and President Roosevelt froze the American assets of the Axis powers, Germany and Italy.

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Britain Under Attack
The Battle of Britain ends in the defeat of Nazi Germany.

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Pearl Harbor Attack
Japan attacked Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, marking the beginning of the war for the U.S.

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The USA declares war on Germany and Italy.

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First Major Concentration Camp
The first major camp to be liberated was Majdanek, located in Lublin, Poland. It was discovered by the advancing Soviet Red Army.

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End of World War II
Japan formally surrenders

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End of Concentration Camps
On this day, Soviet troops approached Auschwitz and began the final evacuations of prisoners from the camp. The march contained approximately 56,000 prisoners, also known as the "Death March".