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"This Act lifted the arms embargo and put all trade with belligerent nations under the terms of 'cash-and-carry.'" (https://history.state.gov/milestones/1921-1936/neutrality-acts#:~:text=After%20a%20fierce%20debate%20in,transporting%20goods%20to%20belligerent%20ports.)
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"[The] North Africa campaigns, (1940–43), in World War II, [were a] series of battles for control of North Africa. At stake was control of the Suez Canal, a vital lifeline for Britain's colonial empire, and of the valuable oil reserves of the Middle East." (https://www.britannica.com/event/North-Africa-campaigns)
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"Passed on March 11, 1941, this act set up a system that would allow the United States to lend or lease war supplies to any nation deemed 'vital to the defense of the United States.'" (https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/lend-lease-act)
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"[The] Pearl Harbor attack, (December 7, 1941), [was a] surprise aerial attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor on Oahu Island, Hawaii, by the Japanese that precipitated the entry of the United States into World War II." (https://www.britannica.com/event/Pearl-Harbor-attack)
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"[The] Battle of the Coral Sea, (May 4–8, 1942) [was a] World War II naval and air engagement in which a U.S. fleet turned back a Japanese invasion force that had been heading for strategic Port Moresby in New Guinea." (https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-the-Coral-Sea)
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"[The] Battle of Midway, (June 3–6, 1942), [was a] World War II naval battle, fought almost entirely with aircraft, in which the United States destroyed Japan's first-line carrier strength and most of its best trained naval pilots." (https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Midway)
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"The Battle of Guadalcanal was a major battle between the United States and Japan in World War II. The battle marked the first time since entering the war that the United States had gone on the offensive and attacked the Japanese."
(https://www.ducksters.com/history/world_war_ii/battle_of_guadalcanal.php#:~:text=The%20Battle%20of%20Guadalcanal%20was,1942%20to%20February%209%2C%201943.) -
"It was the largest invasion ever assembled, before or since, landed 156,000 Allied troops by sea and air on five beachheads in Normandy, France. D-Day was the start of Allied operations which would ultimately liberate Western Europe, defeat Nazi Germany and end the Second World War." (https://theddaystory.com/discover/what-is-d-day/#:~:text=It%20was%20the%20largest%20invasion,end%20the%20Second%20World%20War.)
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"[The] Battle of the Bulge, also called Battle of the Ardennes, (December 16, 1944–January 16, 1945), [was] the last major German offensive on the Western Front during World War II—an unsuccessful attempt to push the Allies back from German home territory." (https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-the-Bulge)
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"[The] Battle of Okinawa, (April 1–June 21, 1945), [was a] World War II battle fought between U.S. and Japanese forces on Okinawa, the largest of the Ryukyu Islands." (https://www.britannica.com/topic/Battle-of-Okinawa)
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In WWII, "[the US] drops an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima... Truman, warned by some of his advisers that any attempt to invade Japan would result in horrific American casualties, ordered that the new weapon be used to bring the war to a speedy end." (https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/american-bomber-drops-atomic-bomb-on-hiroshima#:~:text=President%20Harry%20S.,war%20to%20a%20speedy%20end.)
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"On August 9, 1945, a second atom bomb is dropped on Japan by the United States, at Nagasaki, resulting finally in Japan's unconditional surrender." (https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/atomic-bomb-dropped-on-nagasaki#:~:text=On%20August%209%2C%201945%2C%20a,Conference's%20demand%20for%20unconditional%20surrender.)