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Lifted the ban on trade with belligerent nations, and instituted the "cash-and-carry" terms for trade with belligerent nations.
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The series of battles over control of parts of North Africa with the goal of control of the Suez Canal, which was vital to Britain's colonial empire.
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Allowed the US to lead or lease war supplies to nations deemed "vital" to defending the US.
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The Japanese military launched a surprise attack on the US naval base at pearl harbor with the goal of crippling the US pacific fleet.
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The US Fleet forced a Japanese invasion force to flee that had been heading for Port Moresby, a strategic point in the war.
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An attack by the Japanese on the US-held island of Midway, thwarted by US naval intelligence, led to the destruction of multiple of Japan's carriers and most of their best naval pilots
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The first offensive attack by the US on the Japanese since joining the war.
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The beginning of the Allied push into mainland Europe which began with the landings at Normandy taking place on D-Day.
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The last major German offensive in Western Europe.
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The last major battle of World War 2, the goal of the US was to capture the island, which was to be used as the staging ground for the land invasion of mainland Japan.
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The first use of the atomic bomb in World History, 135,000 casualties.
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The second atomic bomb dropped by the US after the Japanese did not surrender from the first bomb dropped three days prior. 64,000 casualties