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Battle of Stalingrad
- Germans violated non-aggression and attacked the Soviet Union.
- Hitler wanted to control Soviet oil fields.
- Soviets used the winter to their advantge and won.
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Pearl Harbour
- Japan attacked America.
- 2 400 Americans lost their lives.
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America declares war on Japan
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German & Itsly declare war on America
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Battle of the Atlantic
- German boats began sinking unprotected American and othe allies' merchant ships.
- Allies began to use a convoy system.
- In the beggining, Germans were successful but the Allies had the upper hand in the end.
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Battle of the Coral Sea
- America and Austrailia stopped Japan from invading the Pacific.
- Japan won the battle, the Allies were only able to stop the Japan invasion.
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Battle of Midway
- Admiral Chester Nimitz intercepted a Japanese code.
- America launched a surprise attack on Japan.
- America won the Battel of Midway.
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Normandy Invasion (D-Day)
- General Dwight D. Eisenhower and General George Patton were very influential in leading the attack.
- 3 million ally troops were sent to attack.
- Within a month, 1 million more troops were sent.
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France was freed from Nazi control
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Battle of the Bulge
- German tanks broke the American lines (80 mile front).
- The battle was fought in Belgium.
- Germany was attempting to capture Antwerp.
- America won but, was very close to losing.
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Yalta Conference
- Roosevelt, Stalin and Churchill met in Yalta to discuss post WWII.
- At this time the United Nations was formed.
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Iwo Jima
- Island that was critical for the American win.
- The island was located in the Pacific.
- American won.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt passes away
- America went through a major grieving period.
- Harry S. Truman (Vice-President) takes over the responsibilities of Roosevelt.
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Hitler's Suicide
- Hitler and Eva Braun committed suicide.
- They used a gun and cyanide.
- Both of their bodies were burned.
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Vicotry in Europe day (V-E Day)
- General Eisenhower accepted a surrender by the Third Reich.
- 1st part of the war was over.
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Battle of Okinawa
- Last Japanese defensive stronghold.
- The Japanese used 1 900 kamikaze attacks.
- American won
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Potsdam
- Truman, Churchill, Clement and Stalin met in Potsdam, Germany.
- The leaders made a plan to disarm Germany and eliminate the Nazi.
- Nuremburg Trials were set up to persecute Nazi leaders.
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Nuremberg Trials
- Nazi official were tried in an International Tribunal Court.
- 12 / 22 defendants were sentenced to death.
- 200 other men were found guilty but were given lighter punishments.
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Manhattan Project
- Atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagaski.
- Hiroshima
- August 6, 1945
- The city collapsed in 43 seconds.
- Nagaski
- August 9, 1945
- The bomb leveled half of the city.
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Victory in Japan day (V-J Day)
- Japan offers an unconditional surrender on August 15, 1945.
- September 2, 1945 was the formal surrender date.