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Attack on Poland
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Churchill becoming Prime Minister
Winston Churchill was also an officer in the Brittish Army -
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Battle of North Africa
Axis and Allied powers fought in Egyptian and Lybian deserts and in Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia. -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
This attack happened on December 8th 1941. -
The election of FDR
This was FDR's 3rd term. It was very unusual for a president to run three times. This caused the 22nd amendment to be passed. -
Battle of Midway
Was widely known as the most important naval battle for the USA. -
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Battle of Stalingrad
This was the bloodiest battle in the history of warfare. -
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Battle of Normandy (D-Day)
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Battle of the Buldge
This batt;e was also called the Ardennes Offensive and the Von Rundstedt offensive to the Germans. -
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Battle of Iwa Jima
Codenamed Operation Detachment -
Battle of Okinawa
Codenamed Operation Iceberg -
VE Day
Allies formally accepted to unconditional surrender of the Nazis -
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Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
6 days after the bombings (August 15th) the Japanese surrendered. -
VJ Day
The Japanese surrendered 6 days after the Atomic Bombings -
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Nurenberg Trials
Tried 24 of the most important Nazi leaders in Germany