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Battle of the Atlantic
Germans were sinking unprotected merchant ships from the Allies
Allies started using convoys to protect the ships
Allies gained the lead in mid 1943 -
Pearl Harbour Attacks
Japan was looking to expand the Japanese empire
Japan made 2 full blown attacks killing many civillians and military
Caused US to declare war on Japan 1 day later -
US declares war on Japan
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Germany including Italy declare war on US
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Battle of the Coral Sea
US and Australia halted Japanese invasion, Japan won the battle but invasion was stopped, US used an Island Hopping strategy to weaken Japanese forces -
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Battle of Midway
Admiral Nimitz came across a Japanese code, US made a surprise attack on an island called Midway, US succeeded in the attack -
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Battle of Stalingrad
Hitler wanted to take the Soviet oil fields
Germany controlled 90% of the city
It was a turning point in the war -
D-Day
Soviet Union heading into Poland
Allies pushing into Northern Italy
Omaha beach was the most violent area -
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Battle of the Bulge
German tanks went through American lines
Germans were winning at first
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Yalta Conference
Happened just before the war ended
Roosevelt, Stalin and Churchill met in Yalta to talk out post WW2
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Potsdam
Truman, Churchill, Clement Altee and Stalin met in Potsdam Germany, Created a plan to take apart germany including the Nazi party, Divided Germany into 4 parts controlled by different nations -
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Nuremburg Trials
Nazi officials put into trial, 12 out of 22 defendants were given the death sentence, 200 other officials proven guilty but received lighter sentences -
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American Occupation of Japan
Like the Nazis, Japanese war criminals were put to trial, 7 out of 28 leaders were given the death sentence, Japan was occupied by the US for 6 years -
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Iwo Jima
An island in the Pacific ocean that was crucial for US victory, 27 000 Japanese present on the island, US was victorious -
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Battle of Okinawa
Last defensive stronghold for Japan, 1900 Kamikaze attacks from Japan, Resulted in US victory -
Death of Roosevelt
President Roosevelt died
US was grieving for a long period
Vice President Truman becomes president -
Hitler Commits Suicide
Hitler and his wife Eva commit suicide
Their bodies were cremated -
V-E Day
Eisenhower surrendured by the 3rd Reich
V-E Day is victory day in Europe
This ended the first part of the war -
Manhattan Project
The US dropped 2 atomic bombs on Japan, 200 000 Japanese people died, One bomb called "Little Boy" dropped on Hiroshima and another called "Fat Man" dropped on Nagasaki -
V-J Day
Japan gives unconditional surrender, V-J Day is Victory in Japan day aka a formal surrender