• The Battle of Britain

    The Battle of Britain

    The royal army was defending Britain from an attack in the air.
  • Bombing of peal harbor

    Bombing of peal harbor

    Japan launched an attack on a harbor in Hawaii.
  • The Battle of Midway

    The Battle of Midway

    It was a major naval battle where we destroyed their best naval pilots and first-line carriers.
  • The Battle of Stalingrad

    The Battle of Stalingrad

    Nazi Germany unsuccessfully fought the Soviet Union for control of Stalingrad in Southern Russia.
  • Operation Torch

    Operation Torch

    First fight the US had a big part in.
  • Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives Program

    Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives Program

    Helped protect cultural property in war areas.
  • The Battle of Kursk

    The Battle of Kursk

    The largest tank battle in history and a Soviet victory.
  • D-Day

    D-Day

    land, air, and sea forces of the allied armies became known as the largest invasion in military history.
  • The Battle of the Bulge

    The Battle of the Bulge

    German forces launched a surprise attack on Allied forces in the Ardennes region in Belgium, Luxembourg, and France.
  • The Battle of Iwo Jima

    The Battle of Iwo Jima

    36-day fight to capture the island in Japan.
  • The Battle of Okinawa

    The Battle of Okinawa

    It was a big island fight that the US won.
  • The Death of FDR

    The Death of FDR

    Franklin D. Roosevelt died from high blood pressure.
  • The Death of Adolf Hitler

    The Death of Adolf Hitler

    He shot himself.
  • Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima

    Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima

    The first atomic bomb, named Little Boy, was dropped on Hiroshima.
  • Atomic Bombing Nagasaki

    Atomic Bombing Nagasaki

    The second bomb named Fat Man was dropped on Nagasaki