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battle of Stalingrad
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Soviet defeat of German troops during World War II that broke the momentum of the Axis advance in Europe
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Hiroshima & Nagasaki
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cities in Japan that were destroyed by the atomic bomb
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Harry Truman
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U.S. President who made the decision to drop the atomic bomb on japan to end WWII
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Dwight Eisenhower
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U.S. General during WWII who led allied forces on D-Day
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Rosie the Riveter
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symbol of the millions of women who entered the work force during WWII
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Pearl Harbor
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site of the naval base in Hawaii that was bombed in a surprise attack by Japan, leading to U.S entry into WWII
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Iwo Jima & Okinawa
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the American invasion of these lands brought American forces closer to japan
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