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  • Non aggression pact

    The Nonaggression Pact is a armistice/ceasefire that the Nazi Germany and the USSR (Soviet Union) made cause the germany's did not want to fight all three French, Britian, and the USSR. The Nonaggression pact did not do very much it only lasted a month and the war broke out with germany and the soviet
  • Battle of Britain

    The battle of britian was fought in the air cause germany's tactic Operation Sea Lion base on Gemany's Luftwarffe or air force to conquer britian. They he destroyed the British Royal Air Force and gaining control over the skies above the English Channel The Germans gained control over the skies above the English Channel.
  • Atlantic Conference

    The Atlantic Conferenceit was the first allied goals for the post-war world after wwi and had same goals when it comes to what do with the nazi-germans and the soviet union The Atlantic Conference provided a broad statement of U.S. and British war aims
  • Battle of Midway

    The Battle of Midway was a fierce naval battle in the Pacific during World War II and this date is six months after pearl harbor was attacked by japanese. The Battle of Midway was a turning point in the Pacific War cause the Japan had swept aside all of its enemies from the Pacific and Indian oceans and the us won it back.
  • Battle of Stalingrad

    The Battle of Stalingrad was the largest confrontation of World War II, in which Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad in Southern Russia The first reason is that the Battle of Stalingrad marked the end of Germany's advances into eastern Europe and Russia.
  • Operation Torch

    Operation Torch was the name given to the Allied invasion of French North Africa in November 1942 Operation Torch was the first time the British and Americans had jointly worked on an invasion plan together.
  • Italian campaign

    The Italian Campaign was an important military effort for Canada during the Second World War. The Allies wanted to draw German troops away from the main Allied advance through Nazi-occupied northern Europe to Berlin, Germany
  • Tehran Conference

    The Tehran Conference as a strategy meeting of Joseph Stalin, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Winston Churchill from 28 November to 1 December 1943, after the Anglo-Soviet Invasion of Iran The allied powers discussed important issues concerning the fate of Eastern Europe and Germany in the postwar period
  • Operation Overlord

    Operation Overlord was the codename for the Battle of Normandy, the Allied operation that launched the successful invasion of German-occupied Western Europe during World War II The operation was launched on 6 June 1944 with the Normandy landings (Operation Neptune, commonly known as D-Day).
  • Battle of the Bulge

    The Battle of the Bulge was the last major German offensive campaign on the Western Front during World War II. It was launched through the densely forested Ardennes region of Wallonia. The Battle of the Bulge was that Germany's defeat and the end of the war in Europe came sooner, and at a lower cost in Allied lives than it would have otherwise.
  • Yalta Conference

    The Yalta Conference was the second wartime meeting of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin and U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt. During the conference, the three leaders agreed to demand Germany's unconditional surrender and began plans for a post-war world. The allied powers agreed to demand Germany's unconditional surrender and began plans for a post-war world.
  • Battle of Iwo Jima

    TheBattle of Iwo Jima was a major battle in which the United States Marine Corps landed on and eventually captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II The Battle of Iwo Jima provided an air base for Japanese fighter planes to intercept long-range B-29 Superfortress bombers, and it provided a safe haven for all Japanese naval units in dire need of any support available.
  • Battle of Okinawa

    The Battle of Okinawa was the largest amphibious invasion of the Pacific campaign and the last major campaign of the Pacific War, which lasted from April 1 to June 22, 1945 The Battle of Okinawa was important in that it showed example of how deadly the invasion of mainland Japan would be.
  • Surrender of Berlin/Germany

    The Soviets were approaching the German capital of Berlin by the spring of 1945 from the east and the western allies were approaching it from the west. Knowing that defeat was imminent, Hitler committed suicide surrender was imminent.
  • Nagasaki

    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. These bombs were intended to cause Japan to surrender to the allied forces and to bring about the end of WWII with less casultes
  • Potsdam Conference

    The allied powers British, USSR and the U.S.met in Potsdam, Germany, from July 17 to August 2, 1945, to negotiate terms for the end of World War II. The allied powers met in Potsdam, Germany, from July 17 to August 2, 1945, to negotiate terms for the end of World War II.
  • Hiroshima

    On August 6, 1945, during World War II a bomber dropped the world's first deployed atomic bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima. The explosion wiped out 90 percent of the city and immediately killed 80,000 people; tens of thousands more would later die of radiation exposure. These bombs were intended to cause Japan to surrender to the allied forces and to bring about the end of WWII