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Japan invades Manchuria
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Italy attcks Ethiopia
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Pearl HArbor
Japan attacked the naval base in Hawaii. 2,500 people died and about 1,000 injured. -
Battle of Coral Sea
BAttle of Coral Sea
fought in the waters southwest of the Solomon Islands and eastward from New Guinea
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Battle of Midway
Battle of MIdway
This is when they started using the strategy of Island hopping to overtake enemy land -
British and American forces invade
November 1942, British and American forces invaded French North Africa and forced German and Italian troops to surrender. -
German Surrender
Between nov. 1942 and Feb. 1943 German troops were stopped, then encircled, and finally forced to surrender on Feb 2, 1943 -
D-Day
U.S. and britch troops stormed the beach of Norandy France. It was a semi suprise attck because the germans new it was coming they just didnt know when. -
Battle of the Bulge
Major German offensive is launched against the Allies on the Western Front. -
FDR Dies
Roosevelt died April 12, and was succeeded by Truman -
Bombing of Hiroshima
First Nuclear attck on Japan. Between 60,000 and 80,000 people were killed instantly.
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Bombing Nagasaki
Second bombing of Japan, three days after the bombing of Hiroshima. Estamated 60,000 to 70,000 people were killed or missing, 140,000 were injuried. -
Japan's surrender
After the nuclear attacks on Japan, they surrenederd unconditonaly. This is what won the war for the united states.