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World War II
The most deadly war in US history. It was between the allies (US, UK, and USSR) and the axis forces (Nazi Gremany and Imperial Japan.) Lasted 6 years. -
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London Blitz
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Seige of Leningrad
The long siege of the great city of Leningrad -
Pearl Harbour
The day Imperial Japan forced the US into the war by bombing a naval base in Hawaii. -
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Battle of Stalingrad
The turning point in the war where the Soviets ended the Nazi campaign to the east and started thir own campaign to the west. -
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Operation Torch
Allies' invasion of North Africa to free it from the Nazis. -
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Battle of Kursk
It was the last major German offensive on the Eastern Front. -
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Guatalcanal Campaign
The Americans' campaign against the Japanese on the island of Guatalcanal. -
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Battle of Normandy
Allied forces landed on the coast of Normandy. This was the largest military operation the World has ever seen. -
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Battle of the Philipene Sea
The US' naval battla against the Japanese in the Philipene Sea. -
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The Battle of the Bulge
The begining of the Allies' invasion of Germany. -
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Battle of Iwo Jima
A major US offensive that went hand in hand withe Okinawa. -
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Battle of Okinawa
The last battle of the US campaign in Japan before the nuclear bombings. -
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Battle of Berlin
The battle where the Soviets conquered Berlin, the capital of Germany. -
Hitler's Suicide
The day Adolf Hitler, furer of Nazi Germany, commited suicide in an underground bunker. He did this for fear of the imminent loss. -
Nuclear Bombings
The day the Japanese surrendered. The US hit Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
