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The Battle of the Atlantic
Allies started convoys to protect U.S. ships Because German U-boats were sinking U.S. merchant ships, and The Germans were doing very good in the beginning, but by mid - 1943, the Allies had taken the upper hand -
Pearl Harbor
The U.S. had a trade embargo on japan, the U.S was also able to intercept and break japans secret codes. 2 full blown attacks were on Pearl Harbor and the Impact/Damage to the U.S. was: 2,400 U.S. military and civilians lost their lives, 1,178 U.S. military and civilians wounded, and 18 ships and 350 planes sunk or damaged -
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Battle of the Coral Sea
Japan won the battle but the allies , U .S., and Australia stopped japan from invading, -
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The Battle of Midway
Chester Nimitz intercepted Japanese code, The U.S. won the battle -
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The Battle of Stalingrad
Hitler wanted to take the soviet oil fields, and the Germans ended up breaking the nonaggression pact with the soviets, Hitler made his German army to stay put and luckly the Soviets used to their advantage and won, the Soviets lost 1,100,000 people in the battle,From then on ther Soviet army began to move westward towards Germany -
Normandy Invasion (D-Day)
The invasion of Normandy took place on a 60 mile stretch of beach mostly on Juno, sword, and omaha beach. There was approx; 156,000 trroops that where involved. Omaha Beach was known as one of the most brutal areas. The U.S ended up winning this battle but it was very close they almost lost. -
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Battle of the buldge
German tanks broke through U.S. lines (80 miles) 80,000 american soliders died although the americans did win this battle, as you can see from the numbers that died that it was a close hard faught battle -
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Yalta Conference (before WW2 ends)
It Set up the United Nations, Rosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill where in Yalta set up and negotiation talks post world war 2 -
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The battle of Iwo Jima
26, 800 out of 27, 000 Japanese troops died, The U.S. won the battle -
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Battle of Okinawa
Japans last defensive stronghold, Japan used 1,900 kamikaze attacks as support -
Franklin O. Roosevelt dies
Franklin O. Roosevelt dies and Haeey S. Truman is named president -
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U.S. occupation of Japan
7 of the 28 leaders of Japan were sentenced to death, similar trials were held for Japans war crimes. some receving less substantial sentences. -
The end of Hitler
Hitler kills himself with a Gun and Cyanide, his body is burried -
V-E Day
One part of the war was done, V-E day is Victory in Europe day -
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Potsdam Conference
Th leaders of the allies divided Germany into 4 sections ( U.S., USSR, France, Britain), making plans to overturn the nazi regime. -
V-J Day
Japan surrenders to the Allies, V-J Day is victory in Japan day -
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Nuremberg Trials
12 of the 22 defendants were sentenced to death, 200 others that got charged got substantialy less sentences -
Manhattan Project
The Manhattan project was a new type of bomb, later was to be named, 'the atomic bomb', the Manhattan project leveled both cities that were bombed, and lasting effects to this day.