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Versailles Treaty
a peace treaty signed in 1919 that ended World War I between Germany and the Allied Powers -
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Battle of France
A German invasion of France and North-Western Europe during World War II -
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Battle of Britain
Air raids over Britain that resulted in the defeat of the German Luftwaffe by the Royal Air Force (RAF) (A major turning point in World War II) -
Lend Lease
"A US policy that provided aid to Allied nations during World War II" -
Operation Barbarossa (Germans Invade Soviet Union)
A Nazi German invasion of the Soviet Union; It was the largest military offensive in history and also a turning point in World War II. (Germany lost) -
D-Day/Normandy Campaign/Operation Overlord
The Allied invasion of Normandy, France ("the largest amphibious invasion in military history.") -
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Battle of the Bulge (Ardennes Alsace Campaign)
"A German attack in the Ardennes region of Belgium and Luxembourg during World War II" (Allies win) -
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Yalta Conference
"A meeting of Allied leaders in February 1945 to discuss the end of World War II and the future of Europe"
- "The United States secured the Soviet Union's agreement to join the fight against Japan
- The United Nations was established" -
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Iwo Jima Campaign
The U.S. Marine Corps and Navy fought the Imperial Japanese Army for control of the island of Iwo Jima. -
Japanese Surrender
After the United States released atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki (Japan), Japan surrendered WW2