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Battle of Britian
Who: The German Luftwaffe vs The Royal Air Force
What: This was the Bombing of UK cities to prepare for an invasion of the island
When: Most attacks occurred at night when it was harder for the RAF to fight back due to the dark
Where: This occurred above dozens of English Cities but the biggest target was London
Why: The Germans did this to try and make an invasion possible but the RAF eventually fought back and stopped the bombings from leading to an invasion of the island
Ended Oct. 31, 1940 -
Beginning of Military Draft
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Sinking of Bismarck
The Bismark was the Worlds strongest battleship at the time and when it went into the Atlantic to destroy supply ships the Royal Navy rushed in to sink it -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Who: The Japanese and the United States
What: A surprise attack that was implemented to cripple the US Navy
Where: This happened on the U.S. Hawaiian Naval Base named Pearl Harbor
When: this occurred on the early hours of December 7, 1941
Why: The attack happened after the U.S. cut all oil supply to the Japanese therefore weakening their Empire’s Oil supply -
Battle of Midway
Who: The U.S. navy and the Imperial Japanese Navy
What: The failed Japanese invasion of the Midway island leading to the destruction of 4 Aircraft Carriers
Where: This happened in the Pacific Ocean off Midway island
When: This happened over a 3 day period where the 3 US carriers fought 4 Japanese
Why: The Japanese wanted a naval base in the middle of the ocean so they could attack easier
Ended: June 7, 1942 -
Battle of Stalingrad
This Battle took the Lives of over 1,000,000 people and ended with the Germans surrendering and led to their invasion of the U.S.S.R to end
Ended: Feb. 2, 1943 -
D Day Invasion
Who: D Day was executed by the US, British, and Canadian invasion of Nazi occupied France
Where: This happened on the beaches named Juno, Sword, Gold, Utah, and Omaha
What: They Invaded by troops to the beaches by landing craft and in the 101st airborne division were dropped by plane
Why: They Invaded here because they knew the only way they would win the war would be if they had men in Europe pushing Germany back
When: The attack lasted almost all day -
Beginning of Japanese Empire’s use of Kamikazes
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Battle of the Bulge
Who: The U.S. vs The Germans
What: This was the German last offensive trying to gain territory they have lost since D Day
Where: This occurred on the Western front of the German lines in Belgium
When: This occurred at the end of 1944 to the begining of 1945
Why: They did this as a last push to try and win the war
Ended: Jan. 25, 1945 -
Invasion of Iwo Jima
Ended: Mar. 26, 1945 -
Death of FDR
FDR's death from Intracerebral hemorrhage led to the 33rd president Harry S Truman to take Office -
Bombing of Hiroshima
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Bombing of Nagasaki
