Major events of World War II by Kameron Murray

September 1st 1939

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Germany's invasion of Poland

September 17, 1939

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The Soviet Union invaded Poland and the Baltic nations.

September 7, 1940

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Germany bombing London

July 10, 1940

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Battle of Britain

April 30, 1945

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The death of Adolph Hitler

May 7, 1945

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Germany surrenders to the Allied Powers

March 11, 1941

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The United States used the Lend-Lease Act to give Britain war supplies and old naval warships in return for military bases in Bermuda and the Caribbean.

June 14, 1940

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Germany invaded France and captured Paris.

June 6, 1944

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American and other Allied troops landed in Normandy, France, on D-Day to begin the liberation of Western Europe.

December 7, 1941

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Japan bombed Pearl Harbor.

December 11, 1941

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Germany declared war on the United States.

July 17, 1942

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The Soviet Union defeated Germany at Stalingrad, marking the war's turning point in Eastern Europe.

August 6th, and 9th, 1945

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The United States dropped two atomic bombs on Japan (Hiroshima and Nagasaki) in 1945, forcing Japan to surrender and ending World War II.

June 4, 1942

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The United States was victorious over Japan in the Battle of Midway. This victory was the turning point of the war in the Pacific.