key american events of ww2

  • japanese attacked peral harbor,hawaii

    japanese attacked peral harbor,hawaii
    on sunday dec,7th 1941 united states was surprised by a japanese attack at pearl harbor. Causing lots of damage to the american Naval fleet. Attack lasted a few hours and it was day that will live in infamy."
  • Peral Harbor

    Peral Harbor
    Attack on Pearl Harbor was tactical success for Japan, it was a surprise military strike done by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor.
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    key american events of ww2

  • Battle of Coral Sea

    Battle of Coral Sea
    The Japanese had won a tactical naval victory when they sank the American carrier Lexington and heavily damaged Yorktown. Several of Japan's warships got damaged and sunk.
  • Battle of El Almein

    Battle of El Almein
    it Was the battle of the Western Desert Campaign of the Second World, fought on the northern coast of Egypt, the allied forces had victory on this battle.
  • Battle of Guadalcanal

    Battle of Guadalcanal
    Significant strategic combined arms victory by the allied forces over the Japanese in the Pacific Theatre. They were also going to use Guadalcanal as a camp or military base.
  • Invasion of Italy

    Invasion of Italy
    battle was the won by the allied forces, the main invasion force landed on around Slanero on the western coast in Operation Avalanche
  • Operation Overlord- A.K.A. D-Day

    Operation Overlord- A.K.A. D-Day
    battle was fought on a French coastline to fight the Nazi Germany on the beaches of Normandy, France, more than 9,000 allied soliders were killed.
  • Battle of the Bulge

    Battle of the Bulge
    it was a battle that lasted from December 16th to Janurary 25th , Allied Forces had won this battle. The majority of the German had withdrawal as well.
  • The Yalta Conference

    The Yalta Conference
    conference in World War II : it was held by the heads of the government, the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union. The meeting was to be discussed about the re-establishent of the nations of war-torn Europe.
  • Battle of Iwo Jima

    Battle of Iwo Jima
    battle lasted from Feb. 19th to March 26th, the United States had fought and captured Iwo Jima from the Japanese Empire. It ws also won by the Allied forces.
  • Battle of Okinawa

    fought on Ryukyu islands of Okinawa and was the largest amphibious assult in Pacific War of World War II, the Allied Forces won this battle.
  • Battle of Okinawa

    Battle of Okinawa
    They faught on Ryukyu isalnds of okinawa and was teh largets amphibious assult in pacific war on ww2
  • V.E. Day- Victory in Europe

    The day was to mark when teh allies formally accepted the unconditional surrendor of the armed forces Nazi Germany and teh end of Adolf Hitlers third reich.
  • Victory Over Japan Day

    Victory Over Japan Day
    It was a name chosen for the day which Japan surrenedered ending World War II, and subsequent anniversaries of the event. The surrender was made on Auguest 15, 1945.
  • Battle of Midway

    Battle of Midway
    It was an important battle of Pacifin campaign of World War II. The United States Navy defeated an imperial Japanese Navy against Midway Atoll inflicitng imperial damage on the Japenese fleet.