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The Invasion of Poland
The invasion of Poland is what started WWII, Russia invaded Poland causing the world to go to war. The US was not in the war at the time yet. -
The Battle of Britain
This was the first Air battle in history. The US destroyed a huge amount of Britain's air force. -
The Bombing of Pearl Harbor
Brought America to WWII. over 2,400 Americans died. -
The Battle of Midway
The US destroyed japans best trained naval pilots, and destroyed their first line carrier strength. -
The Battle of Stalingrad
The Battle of Stalingrad was -
Operation Torch
this operation was a compromise operation. This led the British to secure victory in North America. -
The Battle of Kursk
This was the largest tank battle in history. It has around 6,000 tanks and 2,000,000 troops. -
Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives Program
This was a program established to help protect cultural properties during the war. -
D-Day (June 6th, 1944)
D-day brought land air and sea forces of the Allied army together to create the largest amphibious invasion in history. -
The Battle of the Bulge
Germany launched a surprise attack on the Allied forces. -
The Battle of Iwo Jima
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The Battle of Okinawa
Japanese soldiers refused to surrender so both sides had a lot of casualties. -
The Death of FDR
Roosevelt died in his 4th presidential term because of his physical health. -
The Death of Adolf Hitler
Hitler died of suicide along with his wife. some people say he ran away and faked his death because he would get captured. -
Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima
The first bomb (little boy) was dropped on Hiroshima -
Atomic Bombing Nagasaki
The second atomic bomb (fat man) was dropped almost entirely flattening japan