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Germany envades poland, starting germanys rampage against the European countries.
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A surprise attack against the US Navy base located in Hawaii. This took countless lives and brought the US into the Second Great War. -
A forced march of around 75,000 US and Filipino POWs by Japan under horrific conditions in the Philippines, leading to thousands of deaths. -
The first air raid against Japan's forces. This gave the US people a confidence boost and a sense of minor revenge. This also ended Japans win streak. -
A very important victory for the US. It weakend japans forces and turned the tide in the Pacific. -
The first major Allied offensive in the Pacific was a brutal 6-month campaign that halted Japanese expansion. -
The largest naval battle in history, fought during the liberation of the Philippines, crippled the remaining Japanese naval power. -
A bloody, months-long battle for a strategic island, famous for the U.S. Marines raising the flag on Mount Suribachi. -
One of the last and bloodiest battles served as a staging point for the planned invasion of mainland Japan. -
The United States dropped atomic bombs on these cities, accelerating the end of the war. -
Japan formally signed the surrender documents aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, ending World War II -