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Battle of the Atlantic
All through the war (1939-1945) German U-Boats were sinking unprotected US ships At first they were successful but started to fail and by 1943 the Allies had the upper hand Allies used convoys to protect ships -
Pearl Harbour
Japan bombed a military harbour ona Sunday; they were caught off guard. This brought the US into the war; they declared war on Japan the next day. -
War Declared
Germany and Italy declare war on the US -
Battle of the Coral Sea
Prior to this battle, Japan was winning For the first time, the Allies were able to stop Japan for invading their territory -
Battle of Midway
June 4th-7th 1942 US launched a surprise attack on Japan Admiral Chester Nimitz intercepted Japanese code -
Nagasaki
Atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki (200,000 people died in combination with Hiroshima) -
Battle of the Stalingrad
Until February 2nd 1943 Germans nearly won (controlled 9/10) of the city Soviets lost 1,100,000 peole in the battle -
Normany Invasion (D-Day)
150,000 Allied Troops Invaded 60 miles of beach D-Day was the largest land-sea-operation in history -
Battle of the Bulge
Very Brutal war - one of the most extensive battles of the US military ever Ended January 25th, 1945 120,000 Germans died and 80,000 Americans died Americans won byt barely -
Yalata Conference
Roosevelt, Stalin and Churchill discussed what would happen post World War 2 Set up the United Nations -
Iwo Jima
Feb 19-March 26 1945 Island in the pacific that was crucial for US to win -
Battle of Okinawa
110,000 Japanese troops died 7,600-12,500 US troops died Last battle with good defence from Japan -
President Franklin D Roosefelt dies
The President passes away after being in office for four terms The country went through a grieving period -
Hitler's Death
Hitler committed suicide by gunshot on April 30th This made the cover of the New York Times His body was burned -
Victory Day
V-E Day (Victory Day) This day was really important because it meant the first half of the war was over General Eisenhower accepted by the Third Reich -
Hiroshima
Atomic Bombs dropped on Hiroshima -
Unconditional Surrender
Japan offers unconditional surrender -
V -J Day
Japan surrenders and the allies get offical victory -
Nuremberg Trials
23 Nations tried Nazi Officials in court 12 of 22 found guilty were sentenced to death -
Potsdam
July - August 1945 The allied political leaders drew up a blueprint to disarm German and end the Nazis