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Doolittle Raid
The Doolittle Raid was an air raid between the U.S. and Japan. It was the first air operation to strike the Japanese archipelago. -
Battle of the Coral Sea
Was a major naval battle between the Imperial Japanese Navy and naval and air forces from the United States and Australia, taking place in the Pacific Theatre of World War II. The battle is historically significant as the first action in which aircraft carriers engaged each other, as well as the first in which the opposing ships. -
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Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway was a decisive naval battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II that took place between 4 and 7 June 1942, six months after Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor and one month after the Battle of the Coral Sea. -
Battle of Guadalcanal
The Battle of Guadalcanal was the first major offensive and a decisive victory for the Allies in the Pacific theater against the Japanese -
End of Guadalcanal
This battle ended on august 8, 1943 and was the first major victory for the allies. -
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Pacific Front
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Battle of the Leyte Gulf
The Battle of Leyte Gulf is considered to have been the largest naval battle of World War II and is, by some criteria, a contender for the title "largest naval battle in history", with over 200,000 naval personnel involved. -
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Battle of Iwo Jima
The Battle of Iwo Jima was a major battle in which the United States Marine Corps and Navy landed on and eventually captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. -
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Battle of Okinawa
The Battle of Okinawa was a major battle of the Pacific War fought on the island of Okinawa by United States Marine and Army forces against the Imperial Japanese Army. -
Bomb in New Mexico
Trinity was the code name of the first detonation of a nuclear device. It was conducted by the United States Army at 5:29 a.m. on July 16, 1945, as part of the Manhattan Project. -
Hiroshima bombing
This was one of the mayor attacks made by the U.S. and was the first nuclear bomb dropped in Japan, the bomb was called "Little boy". -
Nagasaki bombing
This was the second and final nuclear bomb dropped by the U.S. in Japan, this one was even more powerful to make Japan surrender, this one was called "Fat Man". -
Japan surrenders
After the two bombings (Hiroshima and Nagasaki) made by the U.S. in Japanese territory, the Japanese finally surrender. -
New Constitution of Japan
The constitution of Japan is the fundamental law of Japan. It was enacted on 3 May 1947, as a new constitution for a post-war Japan. -
Peace with japan
The Treaty of San Francisco re-established peaceful relations between Japan and the Allied Powers after World War II. It was officially signed by 49 nations on September 8, 1951, in San Francisco, California at the War Memorial Opera House.