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The United Kingdom had to fight against massive attacks by the Luftwaffe. Air strike attacks from Germany with the largest aerial bombings.
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The Axis of powers intended on invading the Soviet Union to repopulate the western part with Germans.
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Surprise military attack against the United States by the Japanese in Hawaii. The Japanese wanted to conquer more territories but needed to destroy America‘s navy to advance.
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Naval battle between the US and the Japanese taking place after Pearl Harbor. After this battle the Japanese and and American naval powers were roughly the same giving neither of them in advance in the war .
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Germany fought with its allies against the Soviet Union for the city of Stalingrad. The battle is known as the biggest confrontational battle of the war.
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After Hitler’s breach of the Soviet unions nonaggression pact Stalin wanted to capture Berlin. The Soviet union and allies attacked German soldiers resulting in thousands dead. It was one of the last major battles because it ended in the German army surrendering and Adolf Hitler committing suicide.
