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Pearl Harbor was a naval base for the U.S. in Hawaii. It was a surprise attack from the Japanese
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America surrendered in the Bataan Peninsula which lead to the march. American and Filipino troops had to march 65 miles to prison camps set up by the Japanese.
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The battle of Midway was a air and sea battle between the U.S. navy and the Imperial Japanese navy. The U.S.'s win changed the hopes and plans Japan had for World war II
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This battle was between U.S. Marines and the Imperial army of Japan. America invaded the island of Iwo Jima and the battle lasted for five weeks
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America invaded the island of Okinawa as apart of Operation Iceberg, which was a plan to invade the Ryukyu islands. The battle of Okinawa was the last major battle of WWII
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America dropped the world's first atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima of Japan. A couple days later, America dropped another bomb on Japan but in the city of Nagasaki. Which lead to the surrender of Japan
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"Victory over Japan day" V-J Day is celebrated on August 14 and August 15 because that when the surrender of Japan was announced everywhere. V-J Day is also used for September 2 when Japan's formal surrender was taken place on the U.S.S. Missouri
