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Germany invades Poland
Used blitzkrieg to overwhelm the Polish -
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Rescue of Dunkirk
Allie troops were surrounded at Dunkirk and were saved by British people with boats -
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Battle of Britain
Germany was bombing British cities -
Doolittle raid
B-25’s launched from the Us Carrier the U.S.S Hornet and bombed Tokyo Japan -
battle of the coral sea
Most known for using Aircraft carriers -
Battle of midway
Began with a 4 day air battle launched from Aircraft carriers -
Battle of midway
Began with a 4 day air battle launched from Aircraft carriers -
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Guadalcanal
America's first land offensive in the Pacific -
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Raid on Nuremberg
The Royal Air Force attacks Nuremberg and lost many planes -
Operaon overland
When the Allies invaded Normandy France -
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battle of the Philippine sea
The last big aircraft carrier. Also known as “The Great Marianas Turkey Shoot” because of the number of Japanese Aircraft that were shot down by American Aircraft -
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Battle of Leyte Gulf
A step towards the Japanese home islands. Largest naval battle -
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Battle of the Bulge
Germany tried to split the Allies in 2. This failed because Germany ran out of ammunition -
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battle of Iwo Jima
battle of Iwo Jima -
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The Battle of Berlin
The Soviet Union attacked Berlin. Adolf Hitler committed suicide when they got within a mile -
.Germany invades Poland
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A-bomb dropped
The United States drops the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima Japan