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  1. 3. battle fought between the U.S. and Japanese forces on Okinawa, the largest of the Ryukyu Islands
  2. 5. The Anglo-U.S. invasion of northwest Africa had its origins at the Arcadia Conference in Washington
  3. 6. the last major German offensive on the Western Front during World War II
  4. 7. during World War II, code name for the German invasion of the Soviet Union, which was launched on June 22, 1941.
  5. 10. successful Soviet defense of the city of Stalingrad
  6. 13. World War II naval and air engagement in which a U.S. fleet turned back a Japanese invasion
  7. 14. The battle occurred during a siege of Spanish-held Dunkirk by French troops under Turenne. The British
  8. 15. a surprise attack on Tokyo, Japan, by U.S. bombers during World War II
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  1. 1. military tactic calculated to create psychological shock and resultant disorganization in enemy forces through the employment of surprise, speed, and superiority in matériel or firepower.
  2. 2. naval base and headquarters of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, Honolulu county, southern Oahu Island, Hawaii, U.S. In U.S. history the name recalls the surprise Japanese air attack on December 7, 1941
  3. 4. also called 900-day siege
  4. 8. decisive air and sea battle of World War II that crippled the Japanese Combined Fleet, permitted U.S. invasion of the Philippines, and reinforced the Allies’ control of the Pacific.
  5. 9. first city in the world to be struck by an atomic bomb
  6. 11. the successful defense of Great Britain against unremitting and destructive air raids
  7. 12. Normandy Invasion, during World War II, the Allied invasion of western Europe, which was launched on June 6, 1944