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Dunkirk Evacuation
A code-named Operation Dynamo, and also known as the Miracle of Dunkirk, was the evacuation of Allied soldiers during World War II from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk, in the north of France which didn't me until June 4, 1940 -
Battle of Britain
The Luftwaffe(German Air Force) wanted to gain superiority over the U.K. Air Force (Royal Air Force). It was a military campaign of the Second World War in which the Royal Air Force defended the U.K. against large-scale attacks by the German Air Force that ended on October 31, 1940. -
The Military Draft
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Pearl Harbor
On December 7, 1941, Japan attacked US Naval Base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Territory. It was intended to destroy important American fleet units , preventing the Pacific Fleet from interfering with the Japanese conquest of the Dutch East Indies and Malaya. -
Japanese Interment
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Midway
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Anne Frank
A young girl living in Nazi-occupied Holland. She kept a diary while hiding from the Nazis in an Amsterdam warehouse. -
Rosie the Riveter
Rosie the Riveter is a cultural icon for women wanting to remain in or join the workforce. It represents the women all over America who worked in factories and shipyards during WW2. -
Invasion of Italy
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Korematsu vs. US
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D-Day
The Allied Forces (Australia, Canada, Belgium, France, Czechoslovakia, Greece, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, the United Kingdom, and the United States) launched a combined naval, air and land assault on Nazi-occupied France. Condemned Operation 'Overlord', the Allied landings on the Normandy beaches marked the start of a long and costly campaign to liberate North-West Europe from German occupation. -
GI Bill of Rights is Passed
This bill provides veterans of the Second World War funds for college, education, unemployment insurance, and housing. -
Hiroshima
In August, the US dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Hiroshima is a city on Japan's Honshu island. It was largely destroyed by the atomic bomb during WW2. The devastation led to Japan's unconditional surrender and brought an end to WW2.
