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The Invasion of Poland
Nazi-Germany invades Soviet Russia and breaks the non-aggression pact. This marks the start of World War II -
The Battle of Britain
Germans started by targeting coastal sites and British vessels navigating in the English Channel. It was the initial significant battle conducted solely in the sky -
The Bombing of Pearl Harbor
The attack on Pearl Harbor was caused by the Japanese because Pearl Harbor was a major fueling and oil station for planes and ships. They thought that if they attacked the U.S., it would cripple their Navy. -
The Battle of Midway
Japanese aircrafts attacked and damaged the US base at Midway. The forces of the US Marine Corps located at Midway faced significant casualties. -
The Battle of Stalingrad
Known as the bloodiest battle in all of history, The Battle of Stalingrad had up to as many as 30 million deaths overall. Germany started to invade through Stalingrad and Russia had too many people for the Germans to fully invade. -
Operation Torch
Operation Torch was designed to take pressure off of the besieged Soviet Union by opening a second front in the Mediterranean to divert German attention. -
The Battle of Kursk
To regain momentum on the Eastern Front, the Germans devised a surprise offensive attack from the north and south, aiming to encircle and annihilate the Soviet troops within the bulge. -
Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives Program
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D-Day
Troops rode into the beaches of Normandy, France and attacked German forces on the coast of northern France -
The Battle of the Bulge
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The Battle of Iwo Jima
The U.S fights for and eventually secures the island of Iwo Jima from the Japanese. The U.S wanted this land as an airbase to attack Japan's home islands -
The Battle of Okinawa
The 82 day battle of Okinawa was between Japanese and American troops for the island. The U.S. wins and the island would be used at an airbase. -
The Death of FDR
Roosevelt won reelection in 1944 but died in 1945 after his physical health seriously and steadily declined during the war years. -
The Death of Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler, along with his wife Eva Braun, committed suicide in his secret bunker. -
Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima
The US wanted to force a quick surrender by the Japanese to reduce the number of American lives lost, so we dropped a bomb on Japan -
Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki
We bomb Nagasaki after Hiroshima because the Japanese still didn't surrender after the first bomb.