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World War 2
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Battle of the Atlantic
Germany blockaded America’s merchant ships to control the Atlantic. Then America sent naval ships to block Germany’s trade routes. -
North African Front
Was fought between the Allies and the Axis powers over the resources in North Africa -
Pearl Harbor
Japanese bombers and pilots attack U.S. navy fleet in the Hawaiian Islands. -
U.S. and Britain Join Forces
The U.S. and Britain join forces against Germany to stop Hitler from continuing his conquest. -
The Manhattan Project
United States raced to create a nuclear weapon of mass destruction to use during the war. -
Doolittle's Raid
First U.S. attack on the Japanese in the Pacific that boosted the morale for the troops. -
Battle of the Coral Sea
The First naval battle where aircraft carriers engaged one another. -
Battle of Miday
Naval battle on Midway atoll and a decisive American victory. -
The Battle of Stalingrad
The largest battle on the Eastern Front and was disregarded for its brutality and massive civilian casualties. -
The Italian Campaign
The Allies used special forces stationed in Italy to spy on the Italian government under Benito Mussolini -
War Plans
Roosevelt and Churchill plan on what effective action they should strike against Hitler. -
D-Day
The Invasion of all northern France beaches under control of all the Germans. Largest military engagement ever in history. -
Liberation of Death Camps
Allies helped all Jewish people after they are gradually pushing through Europe against the Nazis -
Battle of the Bulge
Allied Victory in the Ardennes mountains against the Germans(Also called the Ardennes Offensive) -
Yalta Conference
The big three discuss the reorganization of post war Europe(Stalin,Roosevelt,Churchill) -
Iwo Jima
U.S. captured the Island of Iwo Jima storming three japanese airfields -
Roosevelt's Death
Roosevelt slumped over in his chair and had a severe stroke killing him. -
Nuremberg Trials
Trials against the defeated Nazi Germany after World War 2 -
Unconditional Surrender
The Axis powers declared an unconditional surrender after World War 2 when they were defeated. -
The Occupation of Japan
Allied forces occupied Japan until the end of 1952 to make sure that they didn’t remain hostile. They were then released and have remained an independent country. -
The Battle of Okinawa
Codenamed operation Iceberg was an allied victory and the largest amphibious assault in the Pacific War -
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The U.S. drop the atomic bomb on the cities of Nagasaki and Hiroshima
