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1938 - Britain officially joins with France and Russia in guaranteeing Czechoslovakia's borders. Hitler orders plans for invasion causes military coup led by Army Chief of Staff Beck. S.S. wiped out in fighting, and Hitler is overthrown and imprisoned.

1939 - Anti-Communist Pact signed by Germany, Britain, France, Japan, and Italy. Russia isolated, invades Poland, the Baltic States, and Romania.

1940 - Anti-Communist Pact Powers declare war on Russia. Germany Army under Von Rundstedt defeats a Soviet Army in Poland, liberates Warsaw. British and French Forces invade Norway in order to aid Finland. Sweden declares war on Britain and France after demand to withdraw from Scandinavia ignored. Japan attacks Vladivostok, destroys Soviet Far East Fleet. F.D.R. decides not to run for a third term, and Henry Wallace is elected.

1941 - Japan, needing resources, invades Dutch East Indies. Dutch Far East Fleet destroyed. Communist guerrillas under Mao attack Japanese supply lines in China. Japanese offensive stalls. German offensive into Ukraine succeeds, and an independent Ukraine declared. President Wallace makes efforts to find diplomatic end to war. Leftist in U.S. demand aid for Soviet Union. Wonder Woman first comic book has her battling British Imperialist.

1942 - Germany forces stopped at Kursk. French and British bogged down in Norway. Clash between U.S. Marines and Japanese Army forces in China. Japanese Navy bombs U.S. Destroyer Reuben James. President Wallace demands Japanese withdraw from China. MacArthur returns from Philippines to take over as U.S. Army Chief of Staff. Major General Eisenhower sent to Manila to take over at MacArthur's insistence. Eisenhower immediately begins preparing for siege on Bataan peninsula. Dec 7, 1942, Japan launches surprise attack on U.S. bases in Philippines. U.S. declares war on Japan, and Britain.

1943 - Japanese invasion of Philippines turns into long siege against prepared defenses. U.S. Armored Corps under Patton overruns Canada. U.S. Fleet battles Japanese off Guan, British off Bermuda. Both sides take heavy losses. Germans began to fall back to Ukraine after taking heavy losses. France and Germany do not declare war on U.S., maintain neutrality. U.S. economy slowing down due to Wallace economic policies. U.S. Military build up hindered.

1944 - MacArthur orders invasion of Iceland. British believe it's to be used as base to cut off supplies to Norway, but instead is used to land in Northern Ireland. R.A.F. too weak to prevent invasion after losses in Norway. Italy after taking heavy losses in Russia withdraws from the war. U.S. Carrier Fleet under Halsey raids Scapa Flow. U.S. Fleet under Nimitz reinforces Philippines. Japanese invasion force destroyed. President Wallace re-elected over Tom Dewey.

1945 - U.S. bombardment of Great Britain forces peace negotiations.
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