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North African Front
November 1 1941 allied troops landed in Casablanca, Oran, and Algiers in North Africa. After months of fighting, the last of the Afrika Korps surrendered in May 1943. -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Japanese forces attack Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. -
1941 Prime Minister Churchill's arrival
Prime Minister Churchill arrived at the White House on Dec 22, 1941 and spent the next three weeks working out war plans with President Roosevelt and his advisors. -
Doolittle's Raid
April 18, 1942 Lieutenant Colonel James Doolittle led American bombers to attack Tokyo and other cities in Japan. -
Battle of Coral Sea
A five day battle that started in May of 1942 in which the main Allied Powers of the Pacific, Americans and Australians, stopped the Japanese drive toward Australia. -
The Battle of Midway
The battle that took place on June 3, 1942 when the Americans were defending the island of Midway. The American’s bombed the Japanese fleet. According to a Japanese official, America had avenged Pearl Harbor in this battle. -
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The Battle of Stalingrad
The German army approached Stalingrad August 1 1942-January 31, 1943 the German commander surrendered, two days later his troops surrendered. -
The Battle of the Atlantic
Hitler ordered Liberty ships in 1943. -
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The Italian Campaign
Got off to a good start with the capture of Sicily in the summer 1943. “Bloody Anzio” lasted four months, until the end of May 1944. Italy was free in 1945. -
D-Day
first day of the Allied Invasion (Operation Overlord) June 6, 1944. -
Liberation of Death Camps
Soviet troops were the first to come across one of the Nazi death camps in July 1944. -
Battle of the Bulge
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Yalta Conference
February 1945, the Allied powers got together and discussed the fate of Germany. -
Iwo Jima
The February 19, 1945 Americans raised their flag on the island of Iwo Jima. The island during this time is considered one of the most heavily defended spot in the world, with 27,000 Japanese troops everywhere -
The Battle of Okinawa Begins
In April 1945, Marines invaded Okinawa. The fight was ghastly. The American’s lost 7,600 lives by the end of the battle on June 21, 1945. But the Japanese lost 110,000 just to defend the island. -
Roosevelt's Death
April 12,1945 the president had a stroke and died while posing for a portrait in Warm Springs, Georgia. -
Unconditional Surrender
May 8, 1945 the Allies celebrated V-E Day- Victory in Europe Day. The war in Europe was finally over. -
The Manhattan Project
A project started to create an atomic bomb. Led by General Leslie Groves with research from J. Robert Oppenheimer, the Manhattan Project was the most ambitious scientific enterprise but the best kept secret of the war. The bomb was tested on July 16, 1945. -
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
On August 6-9, 1945 the Allied powers conducted two atomic bombings on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan. -
Occupation of Japan
US occupied Japan by order of General Douglas MacArthur. In the early years of the occupation, more than 1,100 Japanese were arrested and put on trial. Seven of those were sentenced to death. MacArthur also changed Japan’s economy. Japan wrote a new constitution that was called the MacArthur Constitution. -
Nuremberg Trials
The trials against the 24 remaining Nazi leaders. At the end of the trials 12 of the 24 leaders were sentenced to death, the remaining were sent to prison.
