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Battle of Britain
Battle between Britain's Royal Air Force and Nazi Germany's Air Force. British won. -
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
This action from the Japanese brought the USA into World War 2. -
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Battle of Stalingrad
Germany and its allies team up to take control over Soviet Russia's city called Stalingrad. -
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Operation Torch
Invasion of French North Africa by Allied Forces. -
Monuments, Fine arts, and Archives Program
Was established to help protect cultural property in war areas during and after World War 2. -
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Battle of Kursk
Second World War engagement between German and Soviet forces. -
D-Day (Normandy Beach)
Allied invasion of Normandy, 156,000 American, British, and Canadian soldiers landed on the beaches and fought for their lives. -
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Battle of the Bulge
German offensive campaign on Western Front during WW2 -
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Battle of Iwo Jima
Marine corps and Navy take Iwo Jima island from the Japanese. -
Death of FDR
He died from a cerebral hemorrhage from a cancer. -
Death of Adolf Hitler
Locked himself in a bunker with his wife, took SS-supplied cyanide pills, and shot himself in the head. -
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Battle of Okinawa
Battle fought on island of Okinawa in Pacific Ocean, fought Imperial Japanese Army -
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Battle of Midway
Naval battle in Pacific Ocean. -
Bombing of Hiroshima
Detonated nuclear bomb on Japanese city Hiroshima killed between 129,000 and 226,000 people, mainly civilians. -
Bombing of Nagasaki
Detonated nuclear bomb on Japanese city Nagasaki killed between 129,000 and 226,000 people, mainly civilians.
