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Responding to Hitler's invasion of Poland, Britain and France declare war on Germany. President Franklin D. Roosevelt invokes the Neutrality Act but notes, "Even a neutral cannot be asked to close his mind or his conscience."
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In a speech to Congress, President Franklin D. Roosevelt requests new defense spending, an enlarged army, and an expanded air fleet. Public opinion favors the new defense program.
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The Japanese government decides to attack Pearl Harbor if negotiations with the United States fail.
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*japanese aircraft swooped low in a suprise attack on the Pearl Harbor
*2,400 Americaans died
*more thasn 150 aircraft were destroyed -
The U.S Decalred war war on Japan
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Japan invades the Phillipines. A system of rationing was set up. This meant that civilians could only buy limited amounts of many products, such as tires, gas, shoes, sugar, coffee, and meat.
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James doolttle leads a American bombing raid on Tokyo
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The U.S. defeats japan in the stategic battle of midway.
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There was a huge japanese air base on Guadacanal, and Gener MacArthuer wanted to seize it. The marines didn't have trouble seizing the airfeild, b ut the island was a struggle. Battle ended in 6 months, and the japanese called it " the island of death"
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the Japanese evacuates Guadalcanal
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U.S.troops assault the Solomon Islands
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D Day: a vast assembly of Allied soldiers invades German strongholds in France, initiating a German retreat
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The U.S. decively defeats Japan in the Battle of the the Philippine sea
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America troops under the command of Douglas MaArthur return to the philippines.
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the U.S. wins the largest sea battle in the history at Leyte gulf, in the Philippines.
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President Roosevelt dies and is succeded by Harry s.Truman
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1st atomic bomb is tested in a New Mexico desert.
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the U.S. drops an atomic bomb on the Japanese industrial city of Hiroshima.
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the Soviet union declares war on Japan
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The Japanese has not surrender. A second bomb was unleashed in Nagaska a city about 270,000 people.
More than 70,000 were killed -
Japan surrenders.
WWii finally ends!
