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Japan attacks Pearl Harbor on a Sunday morning everyone was taken off guard. 2 400 dead, 1 178 wounded,18 ships and 350 planes sunk or damaged. Huge successes in Japans eyes.
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Due to the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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Germany used U-boats to sink unprotected supply ships. This worked well for Germany at first but by the 1943 the Allies started dominating. The Allies used convoys and a sensor system to protect themselves.
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Japan won but Australia and the U.S stopped Japan from invading. after this battle the U.S started to island hopping technique.
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surprise attack on island Midway by US. Japan lost lost 4 carriers, 3 destroyer, 275 planes, and at least 4,800 men. Us won with a loss of 1 carrier, the Yorktown, a destroyer, about 150 planes, and 307 men.
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Hitler hoped to capture Soviet oil fields.Germany had 9/10 of the city but still lost due to the harsh winter. Soviets lost 1 100 000 people
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Largest land-sea-air operation in history.
~ 157,00 troops
~ 600 war ships
~ 11,000 planes
~ 4,000 landing craft
~ 60 mile stretch of beach
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One of the most difficult battles for the Americans.Germany lost 120 000 soldiers, 600 tanks and 1 600 planes while trying to capture Antwerp, Belgium. America won with a loss of 80 000 men but it was a very close battle.
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"The Big 3" met in Yalta to discuss after WW2. This also started the United Nations.
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Iwo Jima was a very important island to win for the U.S. Japan lost 26,800 Japanese troops and the U.S. lost 6,000 Marines.
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U.S won Japans last defensive attempted. Japan lost 110,000 troops and used 1 900 Kamikaze attacks. U.S lost 7,600-12,500 troops.
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Beginning of his 4th term FDR dies, so Harry S. Truman takes over as president.
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Committed suicide with his wife Eva Braun using a gun shot and cyanide.
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Victory in Europe day. 1st part of WW2 was over because General Eisenhower accepted a surrender.
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Disarm Germany, eliminate the Nazi regime, divide Germany in 4 different regions that are occupied by France, Britain, America and Soviet union. divide Berlin into Soviet Germany.
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The first Atomic bomb hit Hiroshima and within 43 seconds the whole city fell to dust. Over 200 000 live were lost due to the Atomic bombs.
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The second Atomic bomb fell on Nagasaki and destroyed half of the city.
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The U.S. occupied Japan for 6 years. Trails were also held in Japan for Japanese war Criminals
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Trails were held for Nazi officials. 12 of the 22 defendants were sentenced to death. 200 other were found guilty but given a lesser sentence.