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Versailles Treaty
The Treaty of Versailles was signed in 1919 to end World War I and establish peace terms between Germany and the Allied Powers. -
Lend Lease
The Lend-Lease Act was signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on March 11, 1941. The act allowed the United States to lend or lease war supplies to countries that were vital to American defense. The act ended on September 20, 1945. -
Battle of France
The Battle of France, also known as the Western Campaign, the French Campaign and the Fall of France, during the Second World War was the German invasion of the Low Countries and France. The invasion plan for the Low Countries and France was called Fall Gelb. -
Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain was a major air campaign during World War II that took place from July 10 to October 31, 1940. The Royal Air Force (RAF) and the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm defended the United Kingdom against the German Luftwaffe. -
Germans Invade Soviet Union -Operation Barbarossa
On the 22nd of June 1941, Adolf Hitler launched Operation Barbarossa, Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union. It was the beginning of a campaign that would ultimately decide the Second World War. -
Normandy. Campaign - D-Day - Operation Overlord
The Normandy Campaign, also known as Operation Overlord, was the Allied invasion of Normandy, France on June 6, 1944. It was the largest amphibious invasion in history. -
Ardennes Alsace Campaign - Battle of the Bulge
The Battle of the Bulge was part of the Ardennes-Alsace Campaign, a German offensive that began on December 16, 1944. The Battle of the Bulge was the last major German offensive in World War II on the Western Front. -
Yalta Conference
The Yalta Conference was a meeting of Allied leaders in February 1945 in Yalta, Crimea, a Russian resort town. Its purpose was to discuss the future of Europe after World War II. -
Japanese Surrender
Japan surrendered to the Allied Powers on September 2, 1945, aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay. The surrender marked the end of World War II. -
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The Iwo Jima Campaign
The Iwo Jima Campaign was a World War II battle that took place from February 19 to March 26, 1945. The US Marine Corps and Navy captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Imperial Japanese Army.