World War II

By Benjamin Lee

  • The Battle of Britain

    Great Britain was protecting the U.K. from getting attacked from Germany. Their naval aircraft was able to defeat Germany in the end.

  • The Bombing of Pearl Harbor

    The Japanese began bombing Pearl Harbor in order to prevent an attack from the U.S. military fleet. This had over 2,335 Americans killed at Pearl Harbor.

  • The Battle of Midway

    This is a naval battle in the Pacific Theater after Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. The U.S. has won after the Navy deciphered the Japanese codes.

  • The Battle of Stalingrad

    This is a tight battle between Germany and the Soviet Union that later was a turning point for war for the allies.

  • Operation Torch

    This is an allied invasion on French north Africa. Operation Torch was the British's plan for indulging victory in North Africa.

  • Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives Program

    This is an international program that saves any monument, fine art, and archives from getting damaged after WW2.

  • The Battle of Kursk

    The Battle of Kursk was a battle between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union, but it only took place in Kursk on the southwestern side of Russia.

  • D-Day (June 6th, 1944)

    This was the largest invasion history; The allied forces had attacked Normandy with their sea & aircraft in France. There was also a name for this operation, and it was codename OVERLORD.

  • The Battle of the Bulge

    The Battle of the Bulge (AKA Ardennes Offensive) was the last attack with Germany on the Western Front in Europe; The battle lasted five days.

  • The Battle of Iwo Jima

    The U.S. and Japanese had fought on the island of Iwo Jima, and in the end on March 26, the Americans had won.

  • The Battle of Okinawa

    When the Pacific War was going on, Okinawa has given the allied forces an airbase for bombing Japan. This was because Japan treated Okinawa very badly.

  • The Death of FDR

    Before Hitler's death, FDR had died due to a cerebral hemorrhage when he was about to have a photo portrait (that was embarrassingly sad).

  • The Death of Adolf Hitler

    After all hope was lost for Hitler's plan, Hitler committed suicide inside his underground bunker; He was hunted by soviet troops.

  • Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima

    The U.S. dropped the Little Boy bomb on Hiroshima, and expected Japan to surrender (Japan refused to surrender).

  • Atomic Bombing Nagasaki

    The U.S. was not having it with Japan, so they dropped the Fat Man bomb on a different location in Japan. Japan surrendered afterwards so they wouldn't suffer any longer.