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British forces in North Africa drive the german forces from El Alamein completely removing them from egypt
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first interaction between japan and the U.S six months after the bombing of pearl harbor, U.S won -
The Manhattan project was a top secret World War 2 government in which the United States rushed to develop the worlds first atomic bomb before Germany. The United States ultimately made the first atomic bomb. -
The German forces attempted to capture Stalingrad, but they were cut off by Soviet forces. An army group of 300,000 soldiers was annihilated. -
Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin meet in Tehran, Iran.
During the Conference, the three leaders coordinated their military strategy against Germany and Japan and made a number of important decisions concerning the post World War II era. source: https://history.state.gov/milestones/1937-1945/tehran-conf -
Background: Took place in the Ardennes region of Belgium, was Hitlers last major offense in WWII.
Cause: Hitlers goal was to split the Allies in their drive towards Germany.
Effect: Although the Americans suffered many casualties, the Germans had been defeated, allowing the Americans retake all the ground they had lost. -
Background: In his bunker, Hitler committed suicide.
Cause: In January 1945, Hitler faced a siege of Berlin by the Soviets.
Effect: Germany unconditionally surrendered to the Allied forces, ending Hitlers dreams of a "1,000 year" Reich. -
Background: Towards the end of World War II, American bombers dropped the world's first deployed atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Three days later, the Americans dropped another bomb on Japan in Nagasaki.
Cause: Japan was unwilling to surrender unconditionally.
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Background: Aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, Japan formally surrendered to the Allies.
Cause: A military takeover was attempted by Major Kenji Hatanaka on August 15th, 1945. As a result, the rebels seized control of the imperial palace and burned the Prime Minister's residence, and shortly after the takeover was crushed. This overall led the Emporer Hirohito to surrender.
Effect: Brought an end to World War II