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Battle of Staliongrad
War between Soviet Union and Germany. -
Pearl Harbor.
Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. -
War Plans
Rosevelt's plans to streak back at Hitler, -
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Battle of the Atlantic
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Doolittle's Raid
First US raid to strike the Japanese home island. -
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Battle of the Coral Sea
A major naval in rhw Pacific Theather of WWII between the Imperial Japanese navy and alled air forces. -
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The Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway, fought over and near the tiny U.S. mid-Pacific base at Midway atoll, represents the stragetic high water mark of Japan's Pacific Ocean war. Japan possessed general naval superioty over the US and could usually choose when and where to attack. -
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North Africa
American troops battled North African troops -
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The Italian Campaign
Battle between US and Italy. -
D Day
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Leberation of Death Camps
Death camps are invaded. -
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Battle of Bulge
Battle between US and Germany in Bulge. -
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
during the final stages of WWII in 1945 these were 2 atomic bombs. -
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Yalta Conference
held in Yalta in the Crimea, with Soviet troops in most of Eastern Europe, Stalin was in a strong negotitation position. -
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Iwo Jima
in island of the JApanese Volcano Islands chains, which lie south of the Ogasawara Islands. -
The Battle of Okinawa
American and Japnaese men fought and killed each other as never before, caught in the crossfire between these warring powers were the native inhabitants of Okinawa. -
Roosevelt's Death.
He died of a stroke. -
Unconditional Surender.
Soivet stormed Berlin. Berlin surreneder. -
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Nuremberg Trials
second set of trials of lesser war criminals was conducted under Control Council Law No. 10 at the US Nuremberg Military Tribunals. -
The Occupation of Japan
Allied powers led by the U.S. with a contribution from the Bristish Commonwealth Occupation Force. -
The Manhattan Project
a research and development program