World War II Timeline

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    Battle of the Atlantic

    • German U-Boats were sinking unarmed U.S & allied ships
    • Allies used convoys, and then a solar system to detect enemy U-Boats
    • At first the Germans were successful but later the power turn to the Allied Forces

  • Japanese Attack Pearl Harbor

    • Japan wanted to expand territory
    • Japan launched two massive attacks on Pearl Harbor
    • Several aircraft's, submarines, and members of the army were casualties of the war

  • War Declared on Japan

    • U.S Declares War on Japan

  • War Declared on U.S

    • Germany and Italy declare war on the United States
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    Battle of the Coral Sea

    • U.S and Australia stop Japans invasion and begin to weaken their forces
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    Battle of Midway

    • U.S intercept a coded Japanese message
    • They launched what would be a successful surprise attack
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    Battle of Stalingrad

    • Germans violated pact with Russia, and invaded with the intent to control the oil fields
    • Germans were in control until the winter hit, and many Germans couldn't stand the harsh conditions

  • France Freed

    France was freed from the control of the Nazi's

  • Normandy Invasion

    • Also known as D-Day
    • 150 000 Allied troops were involved in the attacks
    • Largest land-sea-air operation in history
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    Battle of the Bulge

    • Went down in Belgium, Germans trying to gain control of Antwerp
    • Germans had the lead but it was taken by the U.S in a very close battle

  • Yalta Conference

    • Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill met in Yalta, (Soviet Union) to discuss post war activity
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    Postdam

    • Allied forces met in Potsdam, Germany to create a plan to eliminate the Nazi party, and disarm the Germans
    • Divided up their land, and persecuted them
    • Made Japan surrender
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    Nuremberg Trials

    • Held trials for all German officials involved in the war
    • 12 were sentenced to death while many others were given less severe punishments
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    Battle of Iwo Jima

    • An island that played a crucial part in the U.S victory
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    Battle of Okinawa

    • U.S emerged victorious from Japans last defensive stronghold

  • Roosevelt Dies

    FDR passes away leaving the nation in a state of grievance

  • Truman becomes President

    • Vice President, Harry S Truman becomes President

  • V-E Day

    • Also known as Victory in Europe Day
    • Eisenhower surrenders by the Third Reich
    • Beginning of the end of the war
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    Manhattan Project

    • Atomic bombs dropped on Japan Hiroshima
      • City collapsed to dust in 43 seconds Nagasaki
      • Leveled half of the city

  • The Surrender

    Japan unofficially surrenders to the Allied forces