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Start of the war in Atlantic/ European Theater
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Battle of the Atlantic
The Germans also used aircraft. This was a significant win for the Allies because it foshadowed Germany's loss of the war and showed that the German blockade failed. -
Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain was an air raid of Germany on Great Britain. This was an air battle and on September 17, Hitler realized his air force were not strong enough to win, so he postponed his invasion of Britain and focused on the Soviet Union. -
Battle at Pearl Harbor
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Start of war in Pacific Theater
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The United States enters War
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Battle of Coral Sea
The Battle of Coral Sea was the first of the Pacific war's sex fights between opposing aircraft carrier forces. the first major check on the great offensive the Japanese had bean at Pearl Harbor. -
Battle of Midway
The battle of Midway was a Japanese offensive with the goal of eliminating the United States as a powerful force in the war. It was naval warfare. -
Battle of Tarawa
This was the first American offensive in the cricital part of the Pacific theater and the first Japanese opposition to Americans in which the Americans were coming from the water. Japan fought to the last man, so the US lost. -
D-Day
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Battle of the Bulge
This battle was a large German offensive in the Ardennes Forest that lasted ten days. This was significant because this was the largest and bloodiest battle fought in WW2 by the United States. -
Hiroshima
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V-E Day
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Nagasaki
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V-J Day
