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Japan invades Manchuria |
japan invades manchuria |
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Japan invades China, initiating World War II in the Pacific. |
japan invades china |
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: Japan bombs Pearl Harbor. The U.S. declares war on Japan. |
japan bomba pearl |
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US troops halt the Japanese island-hopping advance towards Australia at Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands. |
solomon island |
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US and British troops land on Sicily. By mid-August, the Allies control Sicily. |
land on sicily |
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Allied troops land successfully near Anzio, just south of Rome. |
allied troops |
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US troops land in the Philippines. |
us troops lind in philippines |
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US troops cross the Rhine River at Remagen. |
us troops cross |
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Hitler commits suicide. |
Hitler commits suicide. |
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The United States drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima. |
The United States drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima. |
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The United States drops an atomic bomb on Nagasaki. |
The United States drops an atomic bomb on Nagasaki. |
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Having agreed in principle to unconditional surrender on August 14, 1945, Japan formally surrenders, ending World War II. |
end world war 2 |
