| A | B |
|---|
| Battle of Midway | Americans knew Japanese Naval Code, US knew they were coming. Turning point in the Pacific |
| Battle of Stalingrad | Imp. for Germany. Hoped to destroy Soviet economy, Germany lost |
| Battle of Britain | air war, British RAF pilots saved Britain from german invasion with the help of their use of radar |
| Bataan Death march | 78,00 captered American and Filipano soldiers endured terrible hardships as POWs |
| Island Hopping | taking Pacific islands to get close enough to Japan to conduct air bombing |
| Battle of Leyte Gulf | largest naval engatement in history. Wiped out much of Japanesse Naval fleet |
| Manhattan Project | secret American program to build the atomic bomb. Japanesesurrendered after 2 bombs were dropped |
| Battle fo the Bulge | Dec 1944. alst major German offensive which temporarily casued allied forces to retreat |
