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The Neutrality Act of 1939
This Act lifted the arms embargo and put all trade with belligerent nations under the terms of “cash-and-carry.” -
The North Africa Campaign
campaigns fought in the Libyan and Egyptian deserts and in Morocco and Algeria, as well as Tunisia. -
The Lend-Lease Act
allowed the U.S. government to lend or lease war supplies to any nation -
The Bombing of Pearl Harbor
a surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service upon the United States against the naval base -
The Battle of the Coral Sea
major naval battle between the Imperial Japanese Navy and the naval and air forces of the United States -
The Battle of Midway
a key battle to secure dominance in the Pacific in World War II -
The Battle of Guadalcanal
series of World War II land and sea clashes between Allied and Japanese forces on and around Guadalcanal -
D-Day
Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during World War II. Codenamed Operation Neptune and often referred to as D-Day, it was the largest seaborne invasion in history. -
The Battle of the Bulge
a major German offensive campaign on the Western Front during World War II -
The Battle of Okinawa
the last major battle of World War II, and one of the bloodiest. -
The Dropping of the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The United States detonated two atomic bombs over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki