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Was one of the largest air fights, taking place In Britain where the royal Air Force had to protect from the opposing navel. This was important because of how great Britain won the fight against the Germans. -
The attack on pearl harbor was a surprise attack by the Japanese where the bombed Americas largest navel base of the time, the reason this was important is because this is what got us involved in WWII -
The Battle of Midway was a naval Battle that took place in the Pacific, the reason it was important was because this showed the Japanese that we were not backing down. Also, it was a huge victory and a surprising victory because no one thought we would win. -
The Battle of stalingrad was a battle against Soviet Unions and nazi Germany. The Soviet Union defeated Nazi Germany in this battle. A lot of men died in this battle and it is said to be one of the bloodiest battles. -
Operation Torch was an allied attack by the French and South Africa against Germany. The reason this battle was important was because it was the first allied attack. -
The fine arts program was for the Civil War Monuments and arts found left over from the war. It was established in 1943. It was important to the economy so we never Forget. -
The battle of Kursk was the battle that ended Hitlers chances of conquering the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union won this battle. -
The Battle of the Bulge Germany did a surprise attack on three different areas France, Belgium, and Luxenberg. Germany ended up getting pushed back and lost the battle. The battle did go on for a couple weeks. -
D-Day was one of the largest fights on land and sea. The reason this event was crucial to history is because D-Day was the largest sea born invasion ever. Allied troops landed on the coast of France to fight off Germany. The Allies ended up winning D-Day. -
The Battle of Iwo Jima was a battle between the Japanese and American navy soldiers, the reason the event was important was because this is what led to a really huge battle The Battle of Okinawa. -
The Battle of Okinawa was fought on Okinawa against the Japanese. This event was important because we captured the island which we needed just in case when we launched the atomic bomb and something went bad we could saftly land there. -
Franklin D. Roosevelt was the 32nd president in office, he was also an American politician and attorney. His death was important because he worked through and got us through WWII. He also got us out of the Great Depression. -
Adolf hitler was in his bunker under his headquarters, he committed suicide by swallowing a poison and then shooting himself in the head with his wife, the reason it was so important was because it was the death of a terrible leader and a terrible human. We never found the body of Hitler because the Russians supposedly burnt his body but we do have pictures that the Soviets took before burning him. -
In 1945 American soldiers dropped 2 atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The 2 bombs killed around 300,000 people. This event was important because this was the final straw for Japan to surrender. -
The Bombing of Nagasaki was the second Bombing right after hiroshima that ended up killing around 226,000 people. This event was important because it was the biggest atomic bomb ever to be used.