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U.S. involvement in World War II

  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor
  • Battle Of Midway

    Battle Of Midway
    The United States Navy decisively defeated an Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) attack against Midway Atoll, inflicting irreparable damage on the Japanese fleet.
  • D-Day

    D-Day
    The day of the Normandy landings — initiating the Western Allied effort to liberate mainland Europe from Nazi occupation during World War II.
  • Battle of Iwo Jima

    Battle of Iwo Jima
  • End of Battle of Iwo Jima

    End of Battle of Iwo Jima
    The United States fought for and captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Empire of Japan.
  • Victory in Europe Day

    Victory in Europe Day
    V-E Day is when the World War II allies formally accepted the surrender of the armed forces of Nazi Germany.
  • Atomic Bomb Hiroshima

    Atomic Bomb Hiroshima
    Little Boy was dropped on the city of Hiroshima.
  • Atomic bomb Nagasaki

    Atomic bomb Nagasaki
    Fat Man over Nagasaki on 9 August.
  • Victory in Japan Day

    Victory in Japan Day
    Victory over Japan Day.
    The day on which Japan surrendered, ending World War II.