The correct answer is the Storming of Normandy.
This military campaign by the Allied forces against the Axis powers was the largest air and sea attack during World War II. The ultimate goal of this military invasion was to gain control of France since, at the time, the country was under control of Nazi Germany. This was an iconic moment for the Allied powers, as they were able to free France from Nazi German rule.
The French and Indian War is the name for the North American branch of the larger conflict known as the 7-Years War.
On one side, was the British fighting with their colonists.
On the other was the French forces fighting with North American tribes who opposed the expansion of colonial territory into sovereign Indian land.
South Africa, Morocco, and Ghana were now independent.
1. About 1,500 miles
2. Texas has only has 1 coast to defend while Mexico has 2.