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The Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain happened on July 10, 1940, when Great Britain defenses defeated German forces during World War II. This is important to WWII because if Germany would have gotten control of Britain, then the war would have been lost to them due to them just previously taking control of France. -
The Bombing of Pearl Harbor
On December 7, 1941, Japanese forces bombed Pearl Harbor, which is a U.S. naval base near Honolulu, Hawaii. This was to keep United States fleet units from interfering with Japanese forces trying to conquer Southeast Asia. This is important to WWII because this got the United States involved in the war. -
The Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway happened on June 4, 1942, when the U.S. Navy and the Imperial Japanese Navy battled over the attack on Pearl Harbor. This attack lasted for six months. This is important to WWII because the United States was able to decipher the Japanese naval code and launch a surprise attack on the Japanese due to this. It also marked a turning point of the military struggle between the two countries. -
The Battle of Stalingrad
This battle is when Germany and its allies tried to fight the Soviet Union in order to gain control of the city of Stalingrad in Southern Russia. This battle is important to WWII because this battle was the first major German loss during World War II and it marked it as an end to Germany's advances in eastern Europe and Russia. -
Operation Torch
Operation Torch is the name that was given to the Allied invasion of French North Africa on November 8, 1942. The British did not feel strong enough to attack Germany via France, so they did this instead. This is important to WWII because it was the first major operation carried out jointly by the United States and the United Kingdom during World War II. -
Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives Program
The Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives Program had around 345 men and women preserving cultural treasures as much as the war allowed them to do so. This is important to WWII because the preservation of these artifacts makes it to where we can still view and learn from a lot of the artifacts preserved today. -
The Battle of Kursk
The Battle of Kursk took place on July 5, 1943, and was the second engagement between German forces and the Soviet Union. This was the largest tank battle in history. This battle is important to WWII because it was a major turning point in the war due to Hitler calling off Operation Citadel and never emerging victorious against the Soviet Union since this. -
D-Day
D-Day, taking place on June 6, 1944, happened when American, British, and Canadian forces all landed on the beachfront of Normandy, France. This battle is important to WWII because it is basically the battle that caused us to win the war. -
The Battle of the Bulge
This battle happened whenever Adolf Hitler launched a surprise attack against the Allied Forces in northwestern Europe. This is said to be the costliest war ever fought by the United States Army, with over 100,000 lives being lost. This battle is important to WWII because it was Germany's final attempt to drive the Allies off to mainland Europe. -
The Battle of Iwo Jima
The Battle of Iwo Jima happened on February 19, 1945, when the United States Marine Corps and Navy landed on and captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Imperial Japanese Army. This is important to WWII because it was the first major battle to take place on Japanese homeland and it was a strategic location for the United States to place fighter planes. -
The Battle of Okinawa
This was a major battle of the Pacific War that was fought between the United States Marine Corps and Army against the Imperial Japanese Army. This battle is important to WWII because the United States' capture of Okinawa was counted as a huge success due to it being vital to invading Japanese home land. -
The Death of FDR
Franklin D. Roosevelt died on April 12, 1945, passing away after four terms of being president. FDR's death is important to WWII because it left Vice President Harry S. Truman in charge of the United States during the Second World War, which was a major deal. -
The Death of Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler died on April 30, 1945, after committing suicide in his underground bunker after consuming a cyanide capsule and shooting himself with a pistol. Hitler's death is important to WWII because his death marked the leader of Germany and the Nazi's dying. -
Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima
The bombing of Hiroshima happened on August 6, 1945, when the United States two nuclear attacks on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. This was important to WWII because it basically was the first nuke ever dropped and it showed the power that the United States had. -
Atomic Bombing Nagasaki
Three days after the Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima, another nuclear attack was launched on the city of Nagasaki. This was the second and final nuclear attack that was used. This is important to WWII because it was the last major attack that happened during the war and basically mars the end of WWII, considering the war ended a month after this nuclear attack.
