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WWII
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Battle of Britain
Defence of the British army from the German air force attacks. -
Pearl Harbor
The Japanese army bombed the American army base on the coast of Honalulu. This event led the Americans to go to war against the Japanese, then later the Germans. -
Battle of Stalingrad
From 1942-1943. Major battle on the Eastern part of the war between the Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union. -
Battle of Midway
An attack six months Pearl Harbor, the Japanese planned to attack some islands Pearl Habor and the Americans figured out their secret codes and set a fleet of ships to prepare for their attack. The battle lasted four days with the Americans turning the tides with air bombing the Japanese ships, winning the battle. -
Operation Torch
An attack meant to force the Axis troops out of the French North Africa and improve the Aliies control of the Mediterranean Sea. -
Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives Program
FDR established the the MFAA to protect the artworks that had been stolen during the war. During 1945 the "monument men' scoured Europe looking for the missing works. Even after the war was over the MFAA searched for still missing works. -
Battle of Kursk
Battle between German and Soviet Union troops near Kursk following the battle of Stalingrad which was another lost for the German army. -
D-Day (Normany Landings)
160,000 Allied troops landed on the coast of France to fight Nazi Germany. The Allies won but with high lost rate of 9,000 soldiers killed. This one day battle allowed for the rest of the troops to gain a foot-hold across Europe. -
Battle of the Bulge
The German army launched a surprise attack on the Allies near the Ardennes region. The United States army took the brunt of the attack, taking the majority of their losses during that time. But the German army also lost many of their own men on the front and was unable to replace them. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
U.S. marines landed and eventually captures the island from the Japanese imperial army. -
Battle of Okinawa
Series of battles fought in the Rykukyu Islands and is considered the largest assult in the Pacific. Resulting in 100,000 Japanese casualities and 50,000 American casualitites. -
Death of Franklin D. Roosevelt
FDR died of a cerbral hemorrage during sitting down for a portrait. His death leads to Harry Truman taking over for his remaining three and a half years. -
Death of Adolf Hitler
Hitler, on verge of capturing, along with his wife committed suicide. Him with a gunshot and her with a cynide pill. -
Atomic bombing of Hiroshima
American bombers dropped an atomic bomb over the city of Hiroshima, in Japan. The explosion affect 90% of the city and killed 80,000 on impact and many more later due to radiation. -
Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki
The American's bombed the city of Nagasaki, in a similar manner to the Hiroshima bombing. This was the last major act of WWII, and within two days of the attack the Japanese surrendered.
