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Battle for Britain
Name given to air compaign by German air force against the UK. Objective was to gain air over the Royal air force. -
Vichy France begins
Vichy regime maintained some legal authority however, the laws only applied where it did not contradict german ones. The regime was most powerful in the unoccupied southern free zone. -
U-Boats
Numbers of U-boats were sunk by the Japanese from 1940-1944 the numbers rose quite effeciantly. -
Japan joins Axis
3 Major axis powers were Germany, Italy, and Japan. Triportite pack begin. -
FDR approves "Shoot on sight"
Germany had been attacking US ships. FDR proposed "if you see an enemy you shoot." -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
The result on the US entry into WW2 -
Japense ambassaders arrive in D.C
Rejection was delivered to late when note was delivered the hull knew of the attack before Japan could call for apology. -
Germany and Italy declare war on U.S
Made the U.S a full time fighter in the war against Germany. U.S has enemies at every angle. -
Bataan Death March
Phillipines, was later accounted as a Japenese war crime. March involved 75,000 American and Philipino prisoners, most of them were severyly physcially abused, or murdered. -
McArthur promises to return
McArthur was awarded he congressional medal of honor.
McArthur made a promise saying "I shall return" for years after he fought on his promise. -
Battle of coral sea
Major battle in pacific theatre of WW2 between Japan and U.S.
First fleed action in which aircraft carriers engaged eachother. -
End of battle of stalingrad
Major WW2 battle where Nazi Germany fought the Soviet Union. Often was cited as the turning points of the war. -
Guadacanal
Started in the Pacific theatre of WW2 a war on ground, at sea, and in air that was campaigned as the first major offenseive launch twoard the end of WW2. -
General eisenhower land in NOrth Africa
American comanders agreed to conduct landings in North western Africa. The goal of this was to clean continent of axis troops. -
Sicily Falls
During WW2 Sicily was the scene of heavy fighting.The Allies launched an invasion from North African bases. -
Romse falls
Tenth and fourteenth armies whipped on southern approaches to rome. They wanted to defend for their city. Mobds marched all the way down to the corso umbertc. -
D-Day
D-day was the term used for the day of actual landing during the invasion of normandy, it was dependent on its final approval. -
Kamikaze
Suicide attakcs by military aviators diesgned to destroy as many war ships as possible. -
McArthur Returns
Troops from X-Corps. By 13:30 they made the red beach sector secure enough to allow Gen. McArthur to make a dramatic entrance. -
Battle of buldge
Initial incursion the germans put into the Allies line of advance. Major german offensive launch twoard the end of WW2 -
Raising flag on Iwo Jima
U.S marines and corpsman raising flag during battle of Iwo Jima. One of the most significant moments in history. -
Okinawa Taken
At the end of WW2 Okinawa was under U.S administration for 27 years, -
Truman becomes president
Inherited presidency from FDR before the ed of WW2.
Truman was the deicder to use atomic bombs to end war against Japan.Truman was summoned to the white house by Steve Early -
Hitler Committes Suicide
Hitler ends im committing suicide by gunshot and cyonide poisoning. -
V-E Day
Victory over europe day when they finally surrendered from war. -
Hiroshima
Six months of fire bombing 67 Japanies cities. After 2-4 months the bombings killed 90,000-166,000 people in Hiroshima -
Nagasaci
During WW2 it was the last city to be subject to nuclear attack -
V- J Day
Victory over Japan day. Japenese surrender had been made. -
Formal Surrender of Japan
Japan formally surrendered a ceremonie followed right after on battleship of the USS Missouri.