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Battle of the Atantic
The outcome of the battle was a strategic victory for the Allies—the German blockade failed—but at great cost: 3,500 merchant ships and 175 warships were sunk in the Atlantic for the loss of 783 U-boats
Sep,1939-May 8,1945 Naval battle -
Evacuation of Dunkirk
Operation Dynamo, the evacuation from Dunkirk, involved the rescue of more than 338,000 British and French soldiers from the French port of Dunkirk between 26 May and 4 June 1940. The evacuation, sometimes referred to as the Miracle of Dunkirk, was a big boost for British morale. -
Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain in World War II was between Britain’s Royal Air Force (RAF) and the Luftwaffe, Nazi Germany’s air force, and was the first battle in history fought solely in the air. From July 10 through October 31, 1940, pilots and support crews on both sides took to the skies and battled for control of airspace over Great Britain
Air battle -
Lend Lease Act
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Start of the war in pacific theater
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US Joins the War
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Pear Harbor
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Doolittle Raid
All sixteen crews reached their targets and dropped their bombs on Japan—after months of planning and many great technical innovations, the raid was a success. However, the Doolittle's raiders had to find their way on to China, and then hope to find allies on the ground in a country full of Japanese occupying forces. -
Battle of Midway
Battle of Midway, (June 3–6, 1942), World War II naval battle, fought almost entirely with aircraft, in which the United States destroyed Japan's first-line carrier strength and most of its best trained naval pilots.
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Nagasaki
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Battle of Tarawa
The reasons for the heavy casualties on Tarawa have much to do with the planning and execution of the invasion. For starters, the Allies counted on a tide of at least 4 feet to navigate the assault vehicles across the several-hundred- yard reef before being ashore on Betio, according to Across the Reef.
Novemeber 20-24 -
D- Day
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Battle of Bulge
Lasting six brutal weeks, from December 16, 1944, to January 25, 1945, the assault, also called the Battle of the Ardennes, took place during frigid weather conditions, with some 30 German divisions attacking battle-fatigued American troops across 85 miles of the densely wooded Ardennes Forest.
military counter offensive -
Yalta Conference
Feb 2-Feb 11 -
Battle of Iowa Jima
It had been one of the bloodiest battles in Marine Corps history. After the battle, Iwo Jima served as an emergency landing site for more than 2,200 B-29 bombers, saving the lives of 24,000 U.S. airmen. Securing Iwo Jima prepared the way for the last and largest battle in the Pacific: the invasion of Okinawa. Feb 19, 1945- Mar 26,1945
Island land battle -
Death of Roosevelt
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V-E Day
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Start of the war in Atlantic/ European Theater
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Hiroshima
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V-J Day
August to septemeber 2, 1945 -
Creation of United Nations
