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Japan wanted to preemt (strke first) the United States
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Japan bombed Darwin to prevent the Allies from using Darwin as military bases. this bombing was known as the Pearl Harbor of Austrailia.
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Battan is a peninsula in the Philipine Islands
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The Japanese Navy nad the U.S. and Austrailian Navy and Air forces. Japan wanted to strengthen their defensive positioning. The Japanese Eventally reached their goal, but only after much of their fleet had been dameged by the "Yorktown"
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This was the most important naval battle of World War II. The U.S. Navy defeated the Japanese Navy. The U.S. defended the Midway Atoll. This was a turning point against Japan.
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The Allied forces declare victory over Japanese forces
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The United States Armed Forces captured the Island of Iwo Jima from the Japanese Empire. This was someof the bloodiest battles in World War II history.
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Japan was starting to slow down. They had started to lose the war.
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The Potsdam Declaration stated that either the Japanese surrender or it would face "prompt and utter destruction." The Japanese did not respond.
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The U.S. droped a "little boy" atomic bomb in Hiroshima
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this was the second Atomic Bomb launched. It landed on the city of Nagasaki.
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By this time Japan had just given up because of the two atomic bombs