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Pearl Harbor
2400 US people died in the attack.
1178 people were wounded. -
US declares war on Japan
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Germany and Italy declares war on the US
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Battle of the Atlantic
At the start the Germans were wining until the end when the allies start to come back.
Allies used sonar system to detect the German U-Boats that were sinking US and the Allies boats. -
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Battle of the Coral Sea
Japan was taking over the Pacific ocean and although the allies lost it was the first time they were able to stop japan from invading. -
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Battle of Midway
The U.S launched a surprise attack on Japan and was successful. -
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Battle of Stalingrad
Germany broke their pact with the Soviet Union and attacked them hopping to capture their oil fields.
Soviets lost 1,100,000 people but ended up winning. -
France was freed from the Nazis
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D-Day
D-Day was the largest land-sea-air operation in history. -
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Battle of the Bulge
The most extensive war in U.S military with 80,000 Americans dead.
Germany was winning in the beginning but the U.S ended up winning in the end. -
Yalta Conference
before the was was over leaders met in the soviet union to discuss what would happen after the war.
Set up the United nations. -
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Nuremberg Trails
International courts with over 23 nations tried the Nazis, 22 were sentenced to death and another 200 were given a lesser sentence. -
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Potsdam
A meeting to eliminate the Nazis in Germany by splitting up Germany and prosecuting Nazi leaders -
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Iwo JIma
Iwo Jima was a Japanese island in the pacific where they fought, the U.S won. -
Roosevelt dies
He died at the beginning of his fourth term -
Hitler ad Eva Braun commits suicide
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Battle of Okinawa
Japans last defensive stronghold, the U.S won. -
V-E Day
V-E stands for victory in Europe -
Hiroshima
First atomic bomb dropped. -
Nagasaki
second atomic Bomb dropped. -
V-J Day
V-J stands for Victory in Japan, it was Japans formal surrender.