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battle of the atlantic
Germans started sinking unprotected us boats.
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pearl harbor
the Japanese where working on expanding their country the Americans intercepted and broke japans secret code it happened on a Sunday morning. japan took the victory the us lost over 2000 soldiers and military and civilians Dec. 8 1941 us declare war on japan and Dec.11 1941 Germany and Italy declared war on the us -
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Battle of the coral sea
Japanese were winning every battle and taking over the pacific
May 1942 us and Australia stopped japan from invading
us started to use island hopping technique to weaken japans forces -
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Battle of midway
us lunched a surprise attack on japan at pacific island called midway the admiral chester Nimitz intercepted the Japanese code
us was successful. Japanese lost 4 carriers a heavy cruiser 3 destroyers 275 planes and at least 4,800 men died
us lost 1 carrier the Yorktown a destroyer and 150 planes and about 307 men -
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battle of stalingrad
Hitler hoped to capture soviet oil fields.
germans nearly won they controlled 9/10of the city.
soviets lost 100,000 people in this battle.
its the turning point in wwII -
Normandy invasion(D-Day)
june6,1944
soviets where pushing Poland and allie where pushing itlaly
150,000allied troops attack -
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battle of the bulge
fought in Belgium Germany was trying to capture Antwerp
very brutal war one of the most extensive
Germans where winning in the beginning
80,000Americans died
americans won but where close to losing -
Yalta conference
Roosevelt, stalin and chuchchill met in Yalta in the soviet union to discus post wwII -
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potsdam
nazi regime was eliminated
divided Germany into 4 sections
set up Nuremberg trials to persecute nazi leaders -
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Nuremberg
the international tribunal court tried nazi officials
23 nations tried nazi war criminal in Germany 12 out of the 22 defendants were sentenced to death 200 officials were found guilty but given lesser sentence -
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US Occupation of japam
trials held for japan war criminals 7 out of 28 were sentenced to death including tojo
US occupied japan for 6 years under the directions of general douglas MacArthur called for a new constitution with free elction and women suffrage
the us introduced to them free market economy -
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Iwo Jima
27000 Japanese held Iwo Jima
US won
26800 Japanese troops died
6000 us marines died -
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Battle of Okinawa
japans last defensive hold stronghold
japan used 1900 kamikaze attacks
110000 Japanese troops died 7600 - 12500 US troops died us took the victory. -
April 12, 1945 at
at president franklind. Roosevelt 4th term he passed away
It was a major grieving moments for the us the vice president takes control harry s. truman -
the end of hitlar
eva braun committed sucide gun shot
bodies burned
it was the cover of time magazine may7, 1945 -
V-E Day
general Eisenhower surrendered
V-E Day =victory day in Europe
first part of the war is over -
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Manhattan project
200,000 Japanese died due to the atomic bombs drooped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki Hiroshima august 6, 1945 "little boy" in 43 seconds, the city collapsed to dust Nagasaki august 6, 1945 "fat man" Leveled half of the city -
V-J Day
japan offers unconditional surrender September 2 1945: v-j= victory day in japan day (formal surrender)
