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Otherwise known as the longest continuous military campaign in WWII, this battle ran from 1939 to 1945. During this time, the Allied and the Germans battled for control of the Atlantic Ocean. It ended once Germany had been defeated.
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During this meeting, the U.S and Great Britain discussed post-war issues and The ideas the two leaders developed became the basis for "A Declaration of the United Nations." They included issues like free trade and disarmament.
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This was a surprise aerial attack conducted by the japanese on the U.S. naval base "Pearl Harbor" on Oahu island in Hawaii. This strike resulted in worsening relations for the United states and Japan.
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U.S troops had to march through the jungles of the Bataan peninsula in the Philippines after having to surrender to the Japanese. Many lives were lost due to starvation or abuse.
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AKA Tokyo Raid, was an air raid by the U.S. on the capital of Japan and other places such as Honshu. Resulted in U.S. propaganda victory.
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Major Naval Battle between the Imperial Navy Japanese and the Naval and Air Forces of the United States along with Australia. The battle lasted four days and was a major Allied victory.
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Naval battle between the United States and Japan. Japan's naval forces were greatly damaged and this equalized the strength of the two sides, destroying Japan's advantage.
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A successful British deception operation of WWII. The Allies intended to convince the Germans that they were going to attack Greece instead of Sicily. British spies took a dead body from a London coroner. They created a false identity for him as a British officer. They filled his wallet with phony information. Then they set the body adrift from a Royal Navy submarine off the coast of Spain.
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After the Germans had been fooled by Operation Mincemeat, they deployed troops to protect Greece making it easier to invade Italy. The Salerno invasion in the south of Italy quickly resulted in the capture of the island of Sicily. The Italian king, Victor Emmanuel III, forced Mussolini to resign.
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This was a strategy meeting between Joseph Stalin, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Winston Churchill. This meeting was held in the Soviet Union's Embassy in order to discuss how Britain and the U.S. would open up a second front in Europe in order to make it easier for the Soviet Union who was currently fighting Nazis on the Eastern Front.
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This battle resulted in a great American victory. U.S troops were able to capture the Island of iwo Jima from the Imperial Japanese Army.
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AKA Operation Iceberg was a major battle of the Pacific War fought by the United States army and Marine Corps forces against the imperial Japanese Army on the island of Okinawa. Allied Victory.
