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The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise bombing of a naval base in Hawaii. This was when the US joined the war.
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The Bataan Death March was where around 78000 American and Filipino soldiers were forced to walk around 65-66 miles to Camp O'Donnel. This took about two weeks, and conditions were terrible. Only around 54,000 soldiers survived the march, and many more died in the camp.
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This was the first American attack on Japan in WWII. It changed the mindsets of both Japan and the U.S..
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This battle was pretty much entirely with aircrafts, and destroyed a lot of the Japanese resources and important pilots. This slowed the threat of Japanese invasions.
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An Allies attack on Japan, destroys many Japanese resources. This makes Japan switch from offense to defense in their strategies.
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This battle took place in the sea and the sky between the Allies and Japan. This was a big win for the Allies.
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This battle was a devastating one because the Japanese were willing to fight to the last man standing. It was a victory for America, but it was costly.
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This battle ended in a win for America because the Japanese ran out of men and supplies. Many Japanese civilians were also killed in this battle.
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The bombing was devastating for Japan, as it killed tens of thousands of people. This is one of the biggest reasons for Japan's surrender from the war.
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Japan officially surrendered from the war August 15th, 1945. This was right after the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.