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Battle of the Atlantic
German U-Boats started sinking the supply ships belonging to the allies. The Allies countered this by protecting these supply ships with convoys of battleships. The Allies also used sonar to detect the underwater U-Boats, which was a major turning point in the battle as it prevented German U-Boats from sending torpedoes at the allied ships while remaining undetected. At the start of the battle, the Germans were heavily favoured to win the battle, then in mid-1943, the Aliies turned it around. -
Two full blown attacks on Pearl Harbor
2400 citizens and United States military personnel lost their lives. 1178 civilians and United States military personnel were injured. 18 ships and 250 United States planes were sunk or damaged. -
United States declares war on Japan
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Germany and Italy declare war on the United States
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Battle of The Coral Sea
Before this event took place, the US had lost every single battle against the Japanese. The Allied forces of the Us and Australia fended off a Japanese invasion for the first time ever. The United States implemented the Island Hopping technique in order to weaken Japanese forces. -
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Battle of Midway
The United States succeeding in pulling a surprise attack on the Japanese. They took out Japan's aircraft carriers. The US intercepted a Japanese code. -
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Battle of Stalingrad
The Germans attacked the Soviets regardless of their pact of non-aggression. Hitler wanted to capture the Soviet oil fields. The Germans controlled 9/10 of the city, but still eventually lost. This battle was a major turning point in WW2. -
Normandy Invasion (D-Day)
At this point in history, the Soviets were pushing through Poland and the Allies were pushing North through Italy. They were both headed for Germany. 150,000 Allied troops invaded. -
France was freed from Nazi control
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Battle of the Bulge
German tanks broke through Allied lines. This was a very brutal war. The Germans were winning in the beginning. 80,000 Americans died and they were very close to losing. -
Yalta Conference
The leaders of the Allies met in Yalta to discuss what would happen when WW2 drew to a close. These leaders were Winston Churchill, Franklin Roosevelt, and Joseph Stalin. The setup and organization of the United Nations was also discussed here. -
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Iwo Jima
The Japanese lost 26, 800 men, whereas the US only lost 6000 marines. The Japanese had 200 survivors. -
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Battle of Okinawa
This was Japan's last line of defense. Nearly 10 times the number of Japanese troops died in comparison to US troops. (110,000 to 12,500) -
A series of important events
United States president Franklin Roosevelt died on this day. After this, the United States went through a period of grief because of the passing of a titan. Harry Truman is sworn in as president soon after. -
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US occupation of Japan
There were trials held that were similar to the Nuremberg Trials. 1/4 of Japan's leaders were sentenced to death. General Douglas Macarthur improved Japan's economy and helped improve it and shape it into the country it is today. -
Adolf Hitler commits suicide
He shot himself with a gun. Eva Braun also took her own life using cyanide. Their bodies were burned. -
The cover of Time Magazine
This image showed Hitler covered by a large red X. -
Victory in Europe Day
General Eisenhower surrendered to the Allied forces. This marked the end of the first part of the war. -
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Potsdam
The main leaders of the world met in Potsdam, Germany and made plans to disarm Germany and eliminate all Nazi practices. Persecuted Nazi leaders. They also divided Germany into 4 parts, with France, Britain, USA, and the Soviet Union all taking a quarter of the land. -
Hiroshima
This was the first city that received an unpleasant visit from an atomic bomb. The bomb was codenamed "Little Boy". Hiroshima turned to dust within 43 seconds. -
Nagasaki
This atomic bomb was codenamed "Fat Man". It obliterated half of the city. -
Japan offers unconditional surrender
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V-J Day (Victory in Japan Day)
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Nuremberg Trials
International tribunals were held in order to put the Nazi leaders on trial. 12 of the 23 defendants were sentenced to death, which means that over half of the defendants received the death sentence. the remaining officials received less serious sentences.
