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Hitler Starts War
Hittler was having complications with China and that started WWII. -
Selective Service and Training Act
Almost all american men were required to join the military and many up to the age of 65 had to register. -
Pearl Harbor
The Japanese led an air based attack on the biggest US naval base in the Pacific. This provoked war. -
Executive Order 9066
The President sent an executive order to relocate Japanese-Americans to prison camps so they wouldnt interfere the war effort. -
Doolittle Raids
The US sent out its first attack on the Home Islands by way of flight. -
Island Hopping
The US started going from island to island taking on many causulties but making progress in weaking Japan. -
Battle of Monte Cassino
The Battle of Monte Cassino was a series of 4 battles in which the Allies were trying to bypass German military forts in Italy to sieze Rome. -
Omaha Beach
The battle faught at Omaha Beach Is when the Allies break into "Fortress Eurpoe" and lead an attack towards Berlin to beat German forces. -
D-Day
This is when the allies landed on the beaches of Normandy and fought German forces. The US and its allies won, and could continue moving towards Germany. -
Kamikaze Attacks
The Japanese became desperate and lowered their tactics to suicide flighter pilots. They destoyed whatever they could while taking their own life. -
Battle of the Bulge
The Battle of the Bluge was after the Allies had penetrated German forces . The Germans, desperate for a win, sent in most of its soldiers. The Allies won this battle and made it to Berlin. -
V-E Day
This was the day that the Allies accepted Germany's unconditional surrender due to the suicide of Adolf Hitler. -
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
This was the day that the US dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki leaving Japan in submission. -
V-J Day
This is the day of Japanese surrender not long after the atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
