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bombing of pearl harbor
the Japanese bombed the us naval station in Hawaii to try to weaken the us navy but made the us declare war -
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Battle of Midway
naval battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II that took place between 4 and 7 June 1942 -
Siege at Stalingrad
The largest confrontation of World War II, in which Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad -
Operation Torch
American invasion of French North Africa during the Second World War -
Battle of El Alamein
a battle of the Second World War that took place near the Egyptian railway halt of El Alamein -
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Battle of the Bulge
was the last major German offensive campaign on the Western Front during World War II. -
Battle of Okinawa
was a major battle of the Pacific War fought on the island of Okinawa by United States Marine and Army forces against the Imperial Japanese Army -
V-E Day
V-E Day, is a day celebrating the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces on the 8 May -
Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
the United States detonated two nuclear weapons over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and 9, 1945 -
Formal Japanese Surrender on USS Missouri
The Japanese gave formal surrender after the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki