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Start of the war in Atlantic/European Theater
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Battle of the Atlantic
3 Sep 1939 - 8 May 1945
This battle was an "air" and "naval" battle mainly between the Allied Powers and the Axis Powers. The importance of this battle is that U-boats were sinking Allied ships and they were losing goods. But with naval and air defenses they found a way to hold Axis' aggression that led to the ending of the war. -
Battle of Britain
10 July 1940 - 31 October 1940.
This battle was an "air" battle mainly between Great Britain and Germany. The importance of this battle stands on the grounds that Germany could not defeat Great Britain's air force. Without Great Britain winning this battle, it is unlikely that the U.S could have helped the Allies because Great Britain would have been taken over. -
Pearl Habor
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U.S joins the war
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Start of the war in the Pacific Theater
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Battle of the Coral Sea
4 May 1942 - 8 May 1942
This battle was an "naval" and an "air" battle mainly between the United States and Austrailia vs. Japan. The importance of this battle is obvious because it was the first time the Allies had stopped the relentless Japanese advance and also it was the first time two navy's fought each other without even seeing each other. -
Battle of Midway
4 June 1942 - 7 June 1942
This battle was a "naval" battle mainly between the United States and Japan. The importance of this battle is that it was the first victory for Allied Forces in the Pacific during World War II. The United States sunk four Japanese carriers and strongly won this naval battle. -
Battle of Stalingrad
23 August 1942 - 2 February 1943
This battle was a "land" and an "air" battle between the Axis powers and the Soviet Union. The importance of this battle is that it was a turning point in the war. It was a turning point because after this battle where the Allies won, the Nazi power decreased more and more. -
D-Day
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Battle of Iwo Jima
19 February 1945 – 26 March 1945
0 July 1940 - 31 October 1940.
This battle was an "air", "naval" and "land" battle between the United States and Japan. The importance of this battle was that with the US winning, they gained air base for emergency landing and a way to create a blockade around Japan. With their victory, this battle contributed greatly to the defeat of Japan. -
V-E Day
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Hiroshima
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Nagasaki
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V-J Day
