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Disorganize enemy forces
make a quicker war
preserve soldier lives -
Germany overtook Poland
Hitler claimed it was a defensive action
started WW2 -
Japan attacked the naval station on Hawaii
Trade embargos
killed 2000+ American soldiers -
75000 Filipine and American soldiers made a 65 mile march to prison camps
U.S. surrender of the Bataan Peninsula
U.S. avenged the defeat with the invasion of Leyte -
Jews revolted against being departed to camps
they didn't want to die
inspired other revolts in other camps -
American, British, and Canadian forces battled the Nazis
free Western Europe from Nazi Germany
called the beginning of the end of WW2 -
Nazi blitzkreig attempt
split the allied armies
neutralized Germany's defensive army -
America's naval invasion of Iwo Jima
America felt the need of a base near the Japanese coast
America took control of Iwo Jima -
last and biggest of the Pacific Island battles of WW2
control of the air bases necessary for the invasion of Japan
large amount of resources were used -
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U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima
end Japan from being able to fight in the war
ignited the cold war -
formal surrneder ceremony in Tokyo
news spread to Japan that the WW was ended
Truman declared that September 2nd be VJ Day
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