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Invasion of Poland
The invasion of Poland was the very first move that started the beginning of WWII. -
Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain was a battle for Germany to keep Great Britain in check and ensure they didn't do anything that would cause them to lose the war early on. -
The Bombing of Pearl Harbor
In December the Japanese surprised the US by bombing Pearl Harbor. Pearl Harbor was a naval base for the US and the US was supplying guns to Britain against Germany. -
Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway was a five-day battle in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. -
Battle of Stalingrad
The Battle of Stalingrad was a battle where Germany and its Allies were attacking the Soviet City but struggling from the Soviet's advantage to the cold. -
Operation Torch
Operation Torch was to open a second front on the Axis powers and the Allied Nations chose to invade French North Africa. -
Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives Program
The MFAA Program was put in place in June 1943 to help protect and salvage artistic and historic monuments in war areas. -
Battle of Kursk
Battle of Kursk was a major battle between Germany and Russia by Kurst in Southern Russia. -
D-Day
D-Day was the day that all of the naval, land, and air troops of all of the Allied Nations attacked Germany. -
Battle of the Bulge
The Battle of the Bulge is the last offensive push the Germans make to win WWII. -
The Battle of Iwo Jima
The Battle of Iwo Jima happened for the US to gain an Air Base for US bombers and to eliminate a Japanese air threat. -
The Death of FDR
FDR died of a cerebral hemorrhage after falling down while he was sitting for a portrait. -
The battle of Okinawa
The Japanese kept refusing to surrender the fight in Okinawa and they were all fighting to the death because to them dying is worth more than going home to their families. -
The Death of Hitler
Hitler had killed himself to not get captured by the storming troops of the Soviet Union that were hunting him down. -
Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima
The bombing of Hiroshima was to force Japan to surrender and to test the damage and power of the bomb so we could make bigger and better ones. -
Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki
The Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki was to help Japan know that they needed to surrender or their country would be blown to rubble because we would have kept bombing them.