Monks contributed to the development of the Western culture in the Byzantine empire with the <u>preservation of Greek and Roman works</u>.
The turning point in the Pacific war came with the American naval victory in the Battle of Midway<span> in June 1942. The Japanese fleet sustained heavy losses and was turned back.
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The Soviet government followed a policy of collectivization <span> when it took private property after WWI without payments to the former owners.</span>
Large and expensive education programs and highway interstate systems were being put in.
