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Start of WWII in Pacific Theater
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Start of WWII in Atlantic/European Theater
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Battle of the Atlantic
It was the war's longest and continuous military campaign. Britain needed supplies or else they were going to be forced to surrender. -
Battle of Britain
This battle was the first major military campaign in history to be fought entirely in the air. It was the result of a German plan to win air superiority over Southern Britain and the English Channel by destroying the British air force and aircraft industry. -
U.S. joins the war
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Bataan Death March
It was a 70-mile forced march of American and Filipino prisoners of war by Japanese forces during World War II. -
Battle of the Coral Sea
It was the first battle where aircraft carriers engaged eachother without the ships of opposing forces sighting eachother. -
Battle of Midway
It was the most important naval battle of the Pacific Campaign of World War II. It was the battle that stopped Japanese advancement. -
D day
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Battle of the Bulge
The Battle of the Bulge is a momentous battle of World War II because it brought about the end of the German army and the Nazi reign. Also because of the profound effect it had on soldiers who fought in the icy Ardennes. -
V-E day
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Hiroshima
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Nagasaki
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V-J day
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Pearl Harbor
