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Germany invades Poland -
This battle was significant because the Atlantic was the route by which all resources came to Britain, without which the country would have collapsed. The outcome was a strategic victory for the Allies. -
It was the evacuation of the Allied soldiers from the beaches and harbor of Dunkirk. It was a successful retreat/evacuation. -
the U.S. government could lend or lease war supplies to any nation deemed “vital to the defense of the United States.” -
Japanese bombing -
bombing of Pearl Harbor -
Germany declares war on the U.S. -
It took place after one of the most devastating military defeats in America. The Bataan Death March was the forcible transfer by the Imperial Japanese Army of thousands of American and Filipino prisoners of war where they were forced to march until they died. Although the Allies ultimately surrendered it their stubborn defense was a significant victory for the United States. -
It was an air raid on the Japanese capital Tokyo. It was the first air operation to strike the Japanese archipelago. It was a success for the Allies -
This was a major naval battle and an Allied victory. This was a major turning point in the pacific war for the Allies. -
Known as the bloodiest battle. This battle was important because it stopped the German advance into the Soviet Union and marked the turning of the war in favor of the Allies -
aka operation overlord. Invasion of Normandy beaches. D-Day marked the turn of the tide for the control maintained by Nazi Germany -
This battle was the last major German military offensive in Western Europe. The Allies won. -
Big three meet to discuss plan for wars end -
The Battle of Iwo Jima was a major battle in which the United States Marine Corps and United States Navy landed on and eventually captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Imperial Japanese Army -
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Great Britain and the United States celebrate victory in Europe Day -
50 nations sign to start the UN. international peacekeeping body -
atomic bomb named "little boy" dropped on Hiroshima -
the second atomic bomb named "fat man" dropped on Nagasaki -
victory over Japan. Hirohito addressed his nation and tearfully announced the Japanese surrender. WWII is officially over