1. The United States Goes to War

2. Alliance with Britain and Soviet Union Joseph Stalin, Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill

3. Allied Invasion of Northwestern Europe Dwight D. Eisenhower, Allied Supreme Commander, giving orders to troops shortly before the invasion of Normandy (D-day, June 6, 1944)

4. The Battle of The Bulge US. Soldiers in the Ardennes region of Belgium

5. Allied Victory in Europe Victory celebration in Trafalgar Square, London (VE-Day, May 8, 1945)

6. U.S. Strategy in the Pacific

7. The Turning Point of the Pacific War  Americans abandoning the carrier Lexington during the Battle of the Coral Sea  The Battle of Midway, in June 1942, marked the turning point in the war

8. The Battle of Iwo Jima Men taking cover in the black sands of the island of Iwo Jima (February 1945)

9. The End of World War II  U.S. soldiers raising the American flag atop Mount Surabachi, Iwo Jima  Official Surrender of Japanese on August 14/15, 1945 (V-J Day)