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non aggression pact
. germany and the soviet union signed the non aggression pact for the two to not take military action against each other for the next 10 years.
the significance of it as that it was signed just a week before the start of ww2 -
battle of britain
this battle was the first major battle fought with entirely air forces
the significance is that this was the first defeat of hitlers forces -
atlantic conference
this conference stated the ideal goals for the war
the significance is that this was a pivotal policy statement that was being issued -
Battle of midway
this was a major naval battle
this was the turning point in the pacific war -
operation torch
this was an invasion of french north africa
it was the first time british and americans worked together -
battle of stalingrad
this was between Germany and the Soviet Union to get control of the city Stalingrad
The significance was this was one of the biggest confrontations in ww2 -
tehran conference
The purpose of this conference was to make a strategy against japan and Germany
The significance was it was the first meeting with all the important countries -
operation overlord
The name operation overlord is a code name for d-day. The invasion of Normandy was the biggest sea invasion in history -
Battle of the Bulge
This battle was an attempt to push allied front lines to northwestern Belgium.
The significance was that Germany’s defeat in Europe came sooner with less allied lives lost -
Yalta conference
The code name for this conference was Crimea conference. It was a meeting with America Britain and the Soviet Union to plan the final defeat of nazi Germany -
Battle of owl jima
This was between the us marine corps and japan
Iwo Jima was small but had lots of tactical importance -
Surrender of Berlin/Germany
The soviets were coming up on the German capital of Berlin from the east and allied coming from the west and hitler killed himself and Karl donitz had to surrender the nazis -
Italian Campaign
This was an invasion of Italy it was a success for the allies
The significance was that the campaign was an great military effort for Canada in the war -
Battle of Okinawa
The code name for this battle was operation iceberg this was a major battle in the pacific war on the island of Okinawa -
Potsdam conference
This conference was a fail attempt to settle important issues and kind of helped start the Cold War.
The significance was that this was the third meeting between the leaders of the big three nations