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Start of the war in Pacific Theater
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Start of the war in Atlantic/European Theater
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Battle of Britain
This battle was an important battle as it was a turning point in the war.
Fought solely in the air, Britian forces proved they could defend their small country. This prevented the Germans from attacking Britian again by air and land. -
Pearl Harbor
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U.S. joins the war
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Bataan Death March
This was the forced march of Filipino and American prisoners across a sixty-two mile stretch by their Japanese captors. Somewhere between 7,000 and 10,000 men died. -
Battle of the Coral Sea
This battle took place on the sea. The significance of this battle was that two Japenese carriers were severely damaged and unable for use in the Battle of Midway a month later. -
Battle of Midway
This was a battle fought in the ocean between Japan and America. This was the U.S. first major victory over Japanese forces. -
Battle of Stalingrad
This battle was the turning point in the war for Hitler. This was his first major loss. This battle was fought on land and known as one of the bloodiest of the war. -
D-day
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Battle of the Bulge
This battle was important because it was Germany's last ditch effort because they did not win they knew they were going to lose the war. This was fought on land. -
V-E day
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Hiroshima
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Nagasaki
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V-J day
