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United States Presidential Election
President Franklin D. Roosevelt ran for a third term against Wendell Willkie. -
the battle of the phillipines (phillipines campaign)
invasion of phillipines by japan, the japanese high command decided to withdraw some of its best division and airpower in early jan. 1942, the americans and filipinos successfully hold out for four more months. -
doolittle raid
American air attack striking japan's islands including (honshu) proving japan is VULNERABLE! led by Lieutenant Colonel James "Jimmy" Doolittle -
battle of Midway
pacific campaign naval battle, U.S. navy beats imperial japanese navy attack against midway atoll. -
battle of leyte gulf
Decisive Allied victory. considered to be the largest naval battle of World War II. It was fought in waters near the Philippine islands of Leyte, Samar. -
battle of iwo jima
U.S. fought and captured the island of iwo jima -
V-E Day (victory Europe
unconditional surrender of Germany -
battle of the atlantic
victory for allies! german blockade failed. -
Battle of okinawa
long amphibous assault, using island hopping, allied victory at okinawa vs japan -
bombings of hiroshima and nagasaki
atomic bombs are unleashed causing devastation and over 100,000 deaths, mostly innocent civilians -
V-J day
Victory over japan day, day japan surrenders!