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Manhattan Project
A secret project researching atomic bombs that would later end the war. -
Pearl Harbor
pearl harbor was a surprise military strike by the Japanese killing 2400 U.S military and civilians, 1178 U.S military and civilians wounded, 18 ships and 350 planes sunk or damaged. -
U.S Declares War
after the attack on pearl harbor the U.S declared war on japan. Three days after that Germany and Italy declare war on U.S ensuring the Japanese they were apart of the axis power -
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Battle of the Atlantic
Germany was sinking us and other allies' merchant ships so they adopted the convoy strategy to protect there ships they also used a sonar system to detect German U-boats. the Germans were very successful in the beginning but by mid - 1943 the allies had the upper hand -
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Battle of the Coral Sea
this was a turning point in the war because prior to this battle the Japanese were winning every battle and taking over the pacific. japan won the actual battle but the allies were able to stop japan invasion for the first time. -
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Battle of Midway
admiral Chester Nimitz intercepted Japanese code which was planning a attack on the island midway. us launched a surprise defense attack on japan at midway. us was successful in the battle. loses for japan compared to the Americans loses
carriers = 4:1
destroyers = 3:1
planes = 275:150
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Battle of Stalingrad
Germans violated nonaggression pact with soviet union and attacked. Hitler hoped to capture soviet oil fields Germans controlled 9/10 of the city when winter hit in 1943 -
Normandy Invasion (D-Day)
D-day took 60 miles of beach 156,000 troops 4,000 landing crafts,
600 warships, 11,000 planes and is the largest land-sea-air operation in history -
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Battle of the Bulge
German tanks broke through Americans lines trying to capture Antwerp.Germans were winning in the beginning 120000 Germans died and Americans 80000 died and the Americans won but were very close to losing -
Yalta Conference
Roosevelt, Stalin and Churchill met in Yalta in the Soviet Union to discuss what they'd do to stop more world wars from erupting they concluded by setting up the united nations this was before world war two had ended. -
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Iwo Jima
The island of Iwo Jima was a critical piece in the U.S's plan 27000 Japanese held Iwo Jima the us won with a death rate of 1675 Americans for every 375 Japanese -
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Battle of Okinawa
Okinawa was japans last defensive stronghold they used 1900 kamikaze attacks 110000 Japanese troops died and 7600 to 12500 us troops died the us won. -
F.D.R Dies
at the beginning of FDR's 4th term he passes away. Harry S. Truman as vice-president took the role as president -
The End of Hitler
Hitler and Eva Braun committed suicide there bodies were burned. may 7 1945 the cover of time magazine was that Hitler was dead -
V-E Day
General Eisenhower accepted a surrender by the third Reich the first part of the war was over.
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Potsdam
Truman and Stalin met in Potsdam, Germany to draw up a blueprint to disarm Germany and the Nazi regime -
Hiroshima (Little Boy)
In 43 seconds the city collapsed into dust -
Nagasaki (Fat Man)
Leveled half of the city -
V-J Day
Japan offers unconditional surrender
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Nuremberg Trials
International tribunal court tried Nazi officials over 23 nations tried Nazi war criminals in Nuremberg Germany 12 of 22 defendants were sentenced to death over 200 other officials were found guilty but given lesser sentences.