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Pearl Harbor
The Japanese attacked the United States without warning, the attack on pearl harbor brought the United States into world war 2. The Japanese launched their airplanes in two waves, the first wave of Japanese planes struck pearl harbor at 7:55 a.m. , the second wave reached pearl harbor around 8:40a.m. -
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Key American events of WW2
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Battle of Coral Sea
Fought in the waters southwest of the Soloman islands and eastward from New Guinea. A Japanese air base there would threaten northeastern Australia and support plans for further expansion into the south pacific, possibly helping to drive Australia out of war and certainly enhancing the strategic defenses of Japans newly enlarged oceanic empire. -
Battle of Midway
Fought near the central pacific island of midway,before this battle the japanese were on the offensive, capturing territory throughout asia and the pacific.By their attack the japanese had planned to capture midway to use as an advance base as well as to entrap and destroy the U.S. pacific fleet. -
Battle of El Alamein
Was fought in the deserts of north Africa, is seen as one of the decisive victories of world war 2 , was fought between two of the outstanding commanders of world war 2 montgomery who succeeded the dismissed Auchinleck , and Rommel. -
Battle of Guadalcanal
When Japanese troops arrived on Guadalcanal to construct an air base, and then american marines landed two months later to take it away from the few people outside of the south pacific had ever heard of that 2,500 square mile speck of jungle in the solo man islands. -
Manhattan Project
It was a research and development project that produced the first atomic bombs during world war 2. It was led by the united tstaes with the support of the united kingdom and canada.Two types of atomic bombs were developed during the war. -
Invasion of Italy
While Hannibal's march through Gaul was relatively uncontested, the survival of his army through the alps, let alone his subsequent victories was a marvelous achievement. Malnourished weather-beaten and exhausted the Carthaginian force was met with resistance by many of the local Gallic tribes. -
Operation Overlord
The operation that launched the invasion of german occupied western europe during world war 2 by allied forces. -
Battle of Leyte Gulf
The allied leaders elected to begin operations to liberate the Philippines. the initial landings were to take place on the island of Leyte with ground forces commanded by general Douglas MacArthur. -
Battle of the Bulge
The german army launched a counter offensive that was intended to cut through the allied forces in a manner that would turn the tide of the war in hitlers favor.The courage of the american soldiers was tested against great difficulties, the quality of his response ultimately meant the victory of freedom over tyranny. -
The Yalta Conference
British minister Winston churchill ,president franklin roosevelt, and soviet premier Joseph stalin were there, the most of the important decisions made were kept a secret until the end of world war 2.. Plans were made for dividing Germany into four zones america,british,french, and soviet union each got one part. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
It was a major battle in which the united states armed forces fought for and captured the island of iwo jima from the japanese empire.this month long battle included some of the fiercest and bloodiest fighting of the war in the pacific of world war 2. -
Battle of Okinawa
It was fought on the Ryukyu islands of Okinawa and was the largest amphibious assault in the pacific war of world war 2.The 82 day long battle lasted form early april until mid june 1945. -
V.E. Day victory in Europe
It was the date the allies celebrate defeat of Nazi Germany and the end of Adolf Hitler, formally recognizing the end of the second world war in Europe.The allies had begun to overrun Germany from the west during april as russian forces advanced from the east,allied and soviet forces met at the Elbe river, the german army was all but destroyed.
