Key Events of World War I and II

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WORLD WAR I ENDS

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Allies defeat Germany, ending World War I

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HITLER APPOINTED GERMAN LEADER

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Adolf Hitler becomes chancellor, assumes dictatorial powers

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WORLD WAR II BEGINS

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Germany invades Poland, Britain and France declare war

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SOVIET UNION INVADES POLAND

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Stalin orders invasion, secures Polish territory

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WARSAW CAPTURED

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Warsaw surrenders to German troops

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UK WINS WAR'S FIRST SEA BATTLE

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British cruisers defeat German pocket battleship

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NORWAY INVADED

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Germany invades Norway, ending 'Phony War'

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CHURCHILL BECOMES PRIME MINISTER

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Winston Churchill replaces Neville Chamberlain

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MIRACLE OF DUNKIRK

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British army evacuates from Dunkirk to England

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PARIS FALLS TO NAZIS

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Paris falls, France capitulates 11 days later