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The Battle of the Bulge
The Battle of the Bulge marked the last German offense on the Western Front. The catastrophic losses on the German side prevented Germany from resisting the advance of Allied forces following the Normandy Invasion. -
Great Britain and France Declare War on Nazi Germany
he United Kingdom declared war on Germany—two days after the German invasion of Poland. France also declared war on Germany later the same day. -
The Invasion Of Poland
a joint attack on the Republic of Poland by Nazi Germany, the Slovak Republic, and the Soviet Union. -
The Invasion of Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands&France
Germany invaded the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, and France. Luxembourg was occupied that same day. The Netherlands surrendered on 15 May, Belgium on the 28th. -
The Battle & Great Escape at 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 -
The Battle of Britain
It kept Nazi materials of war focused on Britain, steeled the will of the British people to find the war to the end, and demonstrated that the Nazis were not invincible -
Selective Service&Training Act
provide our Nation with a structure and a system of guidelines which will provide the most prompt, efficient, and equitable draft possible, if the country should need it. -
Lend-Lease Assistance Act
set up a system that would allow the United States to lend or lease war supplies to any nation deemed "vital to the defense of the United States." -
The Attack on Pearl Harbor
This unprovoked attack brought the United States into World War II, as it immediately declared war on Japan. -
America Enters WW2
helped to get the nation's economy back on its feet following the depression -
Germany and Italy Declares War on the United States
the nation became fully engaged in the Second World War. -
The Battle of the Coral Sea
the world's first carrier-vs. -carrier battle, and the first naval battle in which neither side's ships sighted the others. -
The Battle of Midway Island
stopped the growth of Japan in the Pacific and put the United States in a position to begin shrinking the Japanese empire -
The Invasion of North Africa
The battle for North Africa was primarily a struggle for control of the Suez Canal and access to oil from the Middle East and raw materials from Asia, but also an effort to drive Italy out of the war as a prelude to invasion of southern Europe and a planned bombing campaign against Germany. -
The Invasion of Sicily&Italy
led directly to the fall of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini and the surrender of the Italian government to the Allies. -
The D-Day Invasion of France
It led to the liberation of France, denying Germany any further exploitation of that country's economic and manpower resources. -
Nazi Concentration Camps Discovered
Helped put a end to the endured madness that had been going on to these poor innocent Jews. -
The Yalta Conference
it divided Germany and Berlin into four allied zones -
V-E (Victory in Europe) Day
mark the end of World War II in Europe -
The Atomic Bomb in Hiroshima
caused global effects such as the Cold War and the proliferation of nuclear weapons around the world -
The Atomic Bomb on Nagasaki
caused terrible human devastation and helped end World War II. -
V-J (Victory over Japan) Day
marks the end of World War II, one of the deadliest and most destructive wars in history.