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pearl harbor
Dec 7 1941, japan bombed pearl harbor and 2 days later US joined war -
US and Britain Join Forces
Prime Minister Churchill and President Roosevelt met at the White House and spent three weeks discussing war plans. They came to the conclusion that Germany and Italy posed a greater threat than Japan did. -
War Plans
They panned to Focus on Germany and Italy because they posed a bigger threat than Japan. They also chose to strike Hitler first. -
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Battle of the Atlantic
Hitler planted ships along America's East Coast to stop ships from bringing food and war materials to Great Britain and the USSR. -
Doolittle’s Raid
lieutenant Colonel James Doolittle led 16 bombers in an attack in tokyo -
Battle of the Coral Sea
Americans and Australians stopped Japan from driving towards Australia in a 5 day battle. All fighting done by planes. -
The Battle of Midway
Japan was targeting midway but Americans had broken their code and knew they were coming. The US destroyed 4 aircraft carriers, a cruiser, and 250 planes. -
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The Battle of Stalingrad
The Nazis went to Stalingrad and set the city ablaze. The Nazis had gained control of 9/10ths of the city. The Soviets surrounded the city and cut off supplies. Germany eventually surrendered because of starvation -
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North American Front
The Allies launched Operation Torch which was an an invasion of Axis-controlled North Africa, commanded by General Dwight D. Eisenhower. Allies sent 107,000 troops to Africa and pushed East until the Afrika Korps surrendered -
Yalta Conference
A wartime meeting of the heads of government of the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union, for discussing Europe's post-war reorganization. -
Iwo Jima
20,700 Japanese Troops guarded Iwo Jima which was acritical based that the US could use for heavily loaded bombers to reach Japan. 6,000 US marines died and only 200 Japanese survuved. -
Battle of Okinawa
Allies faced an even tougher task than Iwo Jima. When fighting ended more than 7,600 americans died and 110,000 Japanese died. -
The Manhattan Project
The Manhattan Project was the development of the Manhattan Project by J. Robert Oppenheimer and its well kept secret. It was tested in a New Mexico desert on July 16, 1945. -
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Truman ordered Japan to surrendur and they rufused. On Aug. 6 Hiroshima was hit with an atomic bomb. 3 days later Nagasaki was hit -
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Nuremberg Trials
series of military tribunals, held by the victorious Allied forces of World War II -
occupation of Japan
At the end of World War II, Japan was occupied by the Allied Powers, led by the United States
