2.  Rationing of crops and materials allowed the economy to manufacture war goods and feed the troops overseas

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

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

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

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

7.  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

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

9.  The Battle of Stalingrad drained the German army of soldiers and took a serious toll on their morale when they were forced to surrender

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

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

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

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

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

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

16.  Brought the US into the war and basically saved Europe.