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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqNY88Amuzw The Empire of Japan surprises the AmericanNaval force at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VqQAf74fsE The United States Congress formally declares war on Japan. President Roosevelt delivers his famous "Infamy Speech".
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Germany and Italy declare war on the United States...and the United States declares war on Germany and Italy.
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The first American forces arrive in Europe, a much welcome addition to tired Allied forces.
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U.S. Naval victory at the Battle of Midway marks the turning point in the war in the Pacific against Japan.
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U.S. and British troops land on the beaches of Algeria and Morocco in French North Africa.
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United States and British troops land on the island of Sicily in Italy. By mid-August the Allies control the island.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPU4p7UQOtUU.S. and British troops successfully land on the beaches of Normandy, France.
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U.S. troops break out of Normandy beachhead and race toward Paris.
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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.
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United States troops land in the Philippines.
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The Allies face the Germans in the final offensive on the western front.
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The Allied advance from Paris to the Rhine was one of the final Allied phases in World War II of the Western European Campaign.
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Adolf Hitler commits suicide in Germany.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3FUdB86OG0Germany surrenders ending the war in Europe.
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Allied troops conquer Okinawa, the last stop before Japan!
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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.
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Japan formally surrenders ending World War II.
