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Battle of the Coral Sea
Japanese thought they could safely and secretly proceed with two attacks at once. But the Americans were able to break the code, Admiral Nimitz sent 2 carriers. They were able to prevent the Japanese from landing on New Guinea's South coast. -
Battle of Midway
The Japanese were planning on ambushing by air against the Americans, but the Americans had a counter and won the first wave. Japanese prepared a second wave, and again the Americans counter attacked them. 3 Japanese carriers were gone within minutes the 4th was sunk, Admiral Yamamoto ordered his remaining ships to come back. -
Battle of North Africa
A 12-day battle at the Egyptian coastal city. The British were able to secure the Suez Canal and forced Rommel to retreat -
Battle of the Atlantic
Germany sent submarines to american coastal waters. The Germans ended up sinking 360 american ships -
Battle of Stalingrad
Adolf convinced everyone that the only way to defeat the soviet union was to destroy their economy. Adolf ordered his army to capture strategic oil fields, factories, and farmlands in Southern Russia and Ukraine. The Germans were not equipped to fight in the cold, the battle ended in 1943 -
Battle of Leyte Gulf: Kamikaze
Japanese pilots would deliberately crash themselves intho American ships killing themselves, causing severe damage to the American ships. The Japanese commander called for a retreat for the fact that he believe there was more American ships on the way.