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Japan Attacks Pearl Harbor
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqNY88Amuzw The Empire of Japan surprises the AmericanNaval force at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. -
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American In World War II
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War on Japan!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VqQAf74fsE The United States Congress formally declares war on Japan. President Roosevelt delivers his famous "Infamy Speech". -
War with Germany and Italy!
Germany and Italy declare war on the United States...and the United States declares war on Germany and Italy. -
1st US Forces Arrive in Great Britian
The first American forces arrive in Europe, a much welcome addition to tired Allied forces. -
Battle of Midway!
U.S. Naval victory at the Battle of Midway marks the turning point in the war in the Pacific against Japan. -
Africa!
U.S. and British troops land on the beaches of Algeria and Morocco in French North Africa. -
Sicily!
United States and British troops land on the island of Sicily in Italy. By mid-August the Allies control the island. -
D-Day!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPU4p7UQOtUU.S. and British troops successfully land on the beaches of Normandy, France. -
Onward into France!
U.S. troops break out of Normandy beachhead and race toward Paris. -
Paris!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71vokXtYOZw Allied troops reach Paris! By September the Allies reach the German boarder. By December almost all of France, most of Belgium, and part of The Netherlands are liberated. -
The Pacific!
United States troops land in the Philippines. -
Battle of the Bulge!
The Allies face the Germans in the final offensive on the western front. -
Crossing the Rhine!
The Allied advance from Paris to the Rhine was one of the final Allied phases in World War II of the Western European Campaign. -
No More Hitler!
Adolf Hitler commits suicide in Germany. -
End of the War in Europe!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3FUdB86OG0Germany surrenders ending the war in Europe. -
Okinawa!
Allied troops conquer Okinawa, the last stop before Japan! -
Atomic Bombs!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t19kvUiHvAEUnited States drops atomic bombs destroying the Japanese cities of Hiroshima (August 6th) and Nagasaki (August 9th). These bombs technically end World War II. -
War is Over!
Japan formally surrenders ending World War II.
