Soviet Defense
This city was sieged for almost 900 days
Leningrad
American entrance into World War II
North Africa
Final battle before the invasion of Japan
Location where the Allies launched their liberation of Europe
Normandy
Ship permanently sunk during the attack on Pearl Harbor
USS Arizona
Main cause of death in Leningrad
Starvation
The first Axis Power to surrender
Italy
The majority of the Japanese Navy was destroyed here
Battle of Midway
Allied nation the captured Berlin
Soviet Union
President that ordered the use of the atom bombs
Truman
The Soviets were able to prevent the Nazis from reaching this Russian city
Moscow
The event that dragged the United States into World War II
Pearl Harbor
First major American offensive in the Pacific
Battle of Guadalcanal
Location of Hitler's last offensive of World War II
Ardennes Forest
First instance of Japanese kamikaze pilots used in battle
Battle of Leyte Gulf
This city was a crucial target for both the Nazis and the Soviets
Stalingrad
Major European turning point
Worst case of urban fighting in the Pacific
Battle of Manila
Codename for American landing sites at Normady
Utah and Omaha
Nation that hosted the Tehran Conference
Iran
Russian fighting mantra during the defense of Stalingrad
"Not a step back"
Most of the Japanese Navy was destroyed here
Battle of Midway
American and Japanese battleships never actually spotted each other here
Battle of Coral Sea
General in charge of the major deception operation prior to D-Day
General Patton
Name of the plane that dropped the second atomic bomb
Bockscar