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Battle of Britain
germany bombs Britain to try to destroy their airforce, however, the british didn't let that happen, and defeated them. The battle was mostly fought with aircrafts. -
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
A devastating attack on Pearl harbor that occured because Japan didn't want the United States to interfere with their plan. -
Battle of Midway
An important battle which turned the tides of the war, with Japan failing to end the United States' naval power. -
Battle of Stalingrad
battle between Germany and the Soviets for control of the city known as Stalingrad. It was also a large, bloody battle. -
Operation Torch
An invasion of french North Africa -
Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives Program
People helping to preserve monuments, and other things from the event known as WW2 -
Battle of Kursk
battle between the german and soviet forces, contained a lot of tanks, and germans were. overconfident and lost. -
D-Day
The allied forces begin an attack at Nazi France, with over 100,000 troops. -
Battle of the Bulge
The last major German battle in western europe. The allies won this battle. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
A battle which the americans invaded Iwo Jima, which resulted in american victory, but a lot of bloodshed. -
Battle of Okinawa
Battle that lasted 22 days, "Operation Iceberg" was a battle which the allies won, with possibly the largest amount of casualties. -
Death of FDR
Franklin D. Roosevelt dies in his 4th term. -
Adolf Hitler dies
Hitler dies by swallowing a cyanide capsule and shooting himself in the head. -
Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima
The first atomic bomb, nicknamed "Little Boy," was dropped at hiroshima, causing many deaths. -
Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki
the second atomic bomb, nicknamed "Fat Man" was dropped at Nagasaki, causing more deaths.