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Pearl Harbor was attacked by the Japanese on December 7th 1941. Japanese damaged U.S. Pacific Fleet.
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The Bataan Death March was 65 miles. It was the largest US surrender.
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American Bombers attack Tokyo after the Phillipines. They didn't do any huge damage to Japan but it gave them something to be proud of.
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Sent the Pacific Fleet's aircraft carriers. The ships did not see each other, which was the importance of the air force. Stopped Japanese advance on Australia.
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Aircrafts replaced battleships as best weapon. It was a two pronged attack. The Japanese code was broken. Japan loses 4 carriers.
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The Bracero Program allowed immigrants to come and work. The bracero contracts were controlled by farner associations.
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"Take all measures to rescue victims of enemy oppression in imminent danger of death"
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Omar Bradley led Allied troops across the English Canal. Hitler didn't send reinforcements because he didn't want the attack to be a trick. After about a week, Allies gained control of a 60-mile strip.
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Hitler counterattacked near the region of Belgium and Northern France. Hitler wouldn't give up.
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Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin met to plan postwar for peace. While at the conference, Stalin promised to hold elections after the war.
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They had to fight in a network of caves. They put up the flag when they won, on Mount Surbachi
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Japan retreated to the South when the Pacific force came. Five days later, the Japanese attacked. They attacked from tunnels and caves. It was the bloodiest battle of Pacific War.
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FDR dies, then vice president, Harry Truman, takes over as president.
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Hilter commits suicide by swallowing a cyanide capsule then shooting himself in the head.
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Victory in Europe Day was on May 8th 1945. This day marked the formal day of the end of the war.
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50 representatives from countries met and drew up the United Nations Charter. They all signed on June 26, 1945.
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Japan Finally Surrenders!
