Key American Events of WWII

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    Key American WWII Events

  • Battle of Coral Sea

    Battle of Coral Sea
    This was the first battle that involved aircraft carriers.
  • Battle of Midway

    Battle of Midway
    One of the most important battles fought. Japanese tried to trap the U.S air force.
  • Battle of El Alamein

    Battle of El Alamein
    This battle occured around Egypt fought by Germany and Italy
  • Battle of Guadacanal

    Battle of Guadacanal
    It was the first major allied forces attack on japan
  • Invasion of Italy

    Invasion of Italy
    This was when the Allied Forces landed on Italy and started to take over
  • D-Day

    D-Day
    An all out assault from the U.S and British
  • Battle of Leyte Gulf

    considered to be one of the biggest naval battles of WW2
  • Battle Of The Bulge

    When Germany made the first move and attacked
  • Battle Of Iwo Jima

    When the U.s captured the island of Jima from Japan
  • Battle of Okinowa

    LArgest assault on WW2