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Top 15 Events of WWII

Top 15 Events of WWII. By Justin, Eric, Dan. 15-Rationing. Rationing of crops and materials allowed the economy to manufacture war goods and feed the troops overseas. 14- Battle of the Bulge.

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Top 15 Events of WWII

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  1. Top 15 Events of WWII By Justin, Eric, Dan

  2. 15-Rationing • Rationing of crops and materials allowed the economy to manufacture war goods and feed the troops overseas

  3. 14- Battle of the Bulge • The Battle of the Bulge made the Germans recognize that the war was lost and they would not be successful

  4. 13-Manhattan Project • The Development of the Atomic Bombs changed warfare because it took a large scale weapon into departments that acted independently

  5. 12-FDR • FDR presided as president over the majority of the war and converted the economy by creating various boards to support the war.

  6. 11-Battle of Midway • The Battle of Midway crippled the Japanese navy and acted as a turning point in the War in the Pacific

  7. 10-Battle of Iwo Jima & Okinawa • The Battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa displayed the savageness of the Japanese army and gave the United states a base to launch an air assault on the mainland

  8. 9-War Production Board • The WPB transformed the US economy from consumer goods to Military supplies and eliminated the unemployment in the United States

  9. 8-Battle of Stalingrad • The Battle of Stalingrad drained the German army of soldiers and took a serious toll on their morale when they were forced to surrender

  10. 7-Normandy • Operation Overlord gave the Allies a landing point and a foothold to land a ground invasion of the axis

  11. 6-Battle of the Atlantic • The Battle of the Atlantic allowed America to supply goods and men to the Western front

  12. 5-Selective Service Act • The Selective service act supplied the army with essential troops and manpower to fight in the war

  13. 4-Hitler • Hitler was the Charismatic leader that united the German people and led to WWII

  14. 3-Atomic Bombs • The bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki revolutionized warfare and caused the Japanese to surrender

  15. 2-Holocaust • The devastation of the Jewish population and other targeted groups condemned many of the officials in the Nuremburg trials

  16. 1-Pearl Harbor • Brought the US into the war and basically saved Europe.

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