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Start of war in Atlantic/European Theater
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Battle of the Atlantic
The Battle of the Atlantic was the longest, largest, and most complex naval battle in history. The battle was the struggle between the Allied and German forces for control of the Atlantic Ocean. The battle ended May 8, 1945. -
Battle of Britain
This battle was a contest for air superiority over the English Chanel and Southern England as a necessary precondition for a German invasion attempt. This battle lasted until October 31, 1940 and resulted in Britain winning the battle. -
Lend Lease Act
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Start of the war in Pacific Theater
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Pearl Harbor
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U.S. joins the war
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Battle of the Coral Sea
It was the first aircraft carrier battle and the first naval battle in which the opposing forces of surface ships at no stage sighted or fired at each other. The battle provided the first opportunity for the US Navy to challenge the Japanese Navy with roughly equivalent forces. It ended May 8, 1942. -
Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway was a WW2 naval battle. America's intelligence is able to break codes to thwart a Japanese attack on the US. at Midway Island in the Pacific Ocean. While Japan was distracted with that US was able to attack Japanese aircraft carriers and have victory. The Battle ended June 7, 1942 -
Battle of Stalingrad
The Battle of Stalingrad was a brutal military campaign. During the battle, Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad in Southern Russia. The battle ended February 2, 1943. -
Battle of Tarawa
The battle of Tarawa was the first American offensive in the critical central Pacific region. The US began its Central Pacific campaign against Japan by seizing the heavily forfeited, Japanese-held island of Betio in Tarawa Atoll in the Gilbert Islands. The battle ended November 23, 1943 -
D-day
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Battle of the Bulge
The Battle of Bulge was a last-ditch Germany military counter-offensive in an attempt to split the line of the Allies on the Western front at the forested region of Ardennes in Belgium and Luxembourg. It ended January 25,1945. -
Yalta Conference
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Battle of Iwo Jima
The battle of Iwo Jima was the first major battle fought on Japanese homeland. US marines invade the volcanic island of Iwo Jima seeking a strategic staging area for a possible attack on Japan's mainland. The battle ended March 26, 1945. -
Death of Roosevelt
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V-E day
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Hiroshima
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Nagasaki
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V-J day
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Creation of the United Nations
