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Start of the "war" in Pacific Theater
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Start of the war in Atlantic/European Theater
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Battle of the Atlantic
The Battle of the Atlantic was a blockade that slowly cut off the Germans. -
Pearl Harbor
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U.S. joins the war
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Battle of the Coral Sea
The battle was a naval battle that had a victoy for both sides; the Japanese had secured an area of the Pacific and the US prevented Japanese invasion. -
Battle of Stalingrad
THe battle was actually lasted for about 6 months and began as a siege of Stalingrad, but ended with the retreat of the Germans. It arked the major turning poin of WWII -
D-Day
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Battleof Bulge
This was the last attempt for a German Offensive near the end of WWII. -
BAttle of Iwo Jima
It was an American Invasion of Japanese controlled islands that led to some of the bloodiest fighting for the US. -
V-E day
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Fall of Okinawa
After an 82 day assualt on the island of Okinawa, The Japanese fled for a US victory. -
Hiroshima
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V-J day
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Nagasaki