The Battle of Midway

Captain Joseph J. Rochefort cracks the Japanese code and the war of the Pacific starts

Dec 7, 1941

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America sent a false statement about Midway

Jun 2, 1942

President Roosevelt gets the call

Jun 3, 1942

Japan responds and America knows about Midway

Jun 3, 1942

Admiral Nimitz sends troops out to Midway

Jun 4, 1942

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US fights for 3 days

Jun 4, 1942

“Admiral Nimitz and the Battle of Midway.” Naval History Blog, 3 June 2011, www.navalhistory.org/2011/06/03/admiral-nimitz-and-the-battle-of-midway.

America won the Battle of Midway!

Jun 7, 1942

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America won the battle in the pacific!

1945

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America drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima

Aug 6, 1945

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Japan surrenders!

Aug 14, 1945

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