nst Germany by France and Great
             Britain. Italy entered the war in 1940 and in conjunction with Germany, extended the area of hostilities to Africa. The invasion of the Soviet Union by Germany on June 22, 1941 transformed the war into a general European struggle and the attack by Japan on Hawaii on December 7, 1941 followed immediately by a declaration of war by Germany against the United States. Thus, a European conflict turned into a global war not ending until an unconditional surrender of Germany on May 9, 1945 and o
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