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The Battle of Britain was a battle between Britain and Germany. This battle was so important because it helped Britain protect their land against Germany.
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The Bombing of Pearl Harbor was an attack on America from Japan on the island of Hawaii.
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The Battle of Midway was a battle between America and Japan. This battle help America gain control of The Pacific.
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The Battle of Stalingrad was a battle between Germany and The Soviet Union. Germany got in this fight to gain control of the city Stalingrad. The Soviet Union won the fight.
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The Operation Torch was an invasion of North Africa which was under French territory. The territory was invaded by the allies.
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The Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives Program was created in 1943 to help protect significant historic properties from the war.
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The Battle of Kursk was the second fight between the Soviet Union and Germany. This battle was Germanys chance to take control of the eastern front and regain a win after losing to the Soviet Union in their last battle.
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During D-Day the allies stormed the shores of France to invade the Germans and this is so important because it was a major turning point in the war.
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The Battle of the Bulge was a surprise attack from the Germans in the forests of Ardennes. The battle lasted a month and the allies forced Germany to recede.
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The Battle of Iwo Jima was one of the worst fights in the Marine Corps history. 24,000 airmen had to be rescued from the fight.
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The Battle of Okinawa was a fight between America and Japan on the island of Okinawa.
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FDR died of a mix of high blood pressure, heart problems, and bronchitis. This was so significant because he was a big part of getting America out of the hardest times.
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Hitler committed suicide in a bunker after he surrendered and lost WW2.
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After Pearl Harbor America dropped an atomic bomb on Japan instantly killing 80,000 and thousands of more later.
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The second bomb dropped by America was in Nagasaki and killed thousands of more people in Japan.