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Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
On Sunday December 7, 1941, the United States was surprised by a Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor. Causing lot's of damage to the American Naval Fleet. The attack lasted a few hours and it was a day that will "live in infamy". -
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Key American Events of WWII
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Battle of Coral Sea
This was a four day aircraft battle between the Japanese and Allies. It was the first battle in which aircrafts engaged eachother. This battle made way for the Battle of Midway. -
Battle of Midway
This was a three day battle and turning point in the war. The Japanese sent a majority of their Navy towards Midway island where they lost four fleet carriers and the U. S. only lost one, the Yorktown. The Japanese soon after retreated after losing essential air support. -
Battle of Guadacanal
This was an American invasion that was intended to push the Japanese off the island. The US successfully did this and resulted in the end of said battle on February 9, 1943. As a result they gained the Guadacanal airbase. -
Battle of El Alamein
This battlle took place in North Africa where Britain defeated Garman forces. It ended on November third. -
The Invasion of Italy
With North Africa secured and Sicily conquered the Allies launched their invasion on Italy. They expected this to be an easy operation but proved to be the very opposite. -
Operation Overlord- D-Day
Code named for the Allied invasion of northwest Europe, Operation Overlord was led by General Dwight Eisenhower. This was only one of many secretly kept operations. It continued until Allied forces crossed the River Seine on August 19, 1944. -
Battle of Leyte Gulf
This was an aerial and naval battle carried out by Allied forces so they could invade the Philippine island of Leyte. -
Battle of the Bulge
On this day Germany army launched a retaliation that was supposed to ruin Allied forces to an extent that would turn the war in Hitler's favor. -
The Yalta Conference
This conference was a meeting between the United States, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union. Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin met Yalta to plan the occupation of postwar Germany. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
This was a battle where the US seized this island from Japan. -
Battle of Okinawa
The Americans started this battle to use the island to attck the mainland of Japan. This turned out to be the largest assult in the Pacific War of WWII. -
Victory in Europe Day
This day officially announced the end of World War Two in Europe. German General Jodl signed the unconditional surrender document that formally ended war. -
Manhattan Project
This was a project to develop the first nuclear weapon before the Nazi's. On August 6, 1945 "Little Boy", the first atomic bomb, was released. "Fat Man", the second atomic bomb, was released three days after. -
Victory Over Japan Day
This was the day that marked the surrender and end of Nazi Germany.
