Top 15 Events of WWIIBy 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

The Battle of the Bulge made the Germans recognize that the war was lost and they would not be successful

13-Manhattan Project

The Development of the Atomic Bombs changed warfare because it took a large scale weapon into departments that acted independently

12-FDR

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

11-Battle of Midway

The Battle of Midway crippled the Japanese navy and acted as a turning point in the War in the Pacific

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

9-War Production Board

The WPB transformed the US economy from consumer goods to Military supplies and eliminated the unemployment in the United States

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

7-Normandy

Operation Overlord gave the Allies a landing point and a foothold to land a ground invasion of the axis

6-Battle of the Atlantic

The Battle of the Atlantic allowed America to supply goods and men to the Western front

5-Selective Service Act

The Selective service act supplied the army with essential troops and manpower to fight in the war

4-Hitler

Hitler was the Charismatic leader that united the German people and led to WWII

3-Atomic Bombs

The bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki revolutionized warfare and caused the Japanese to surrender

2-Holocaust

The devastation of the Jewish population and other targeted groups condemned many of the officials in the Nuremburg trials

1-Pearl Harbor

Brought the US into the war and basically saved Europe.