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Pearl Harbor
Japanese planes dropped bombs on Pearl Harbor. They dropped the bombs because they wanted to destroy American ships. Which would enable them to conquer Southeast Asia. Pearl Harbor is a Naval Base in Hawaii.
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U.S. declares war on Japan
United States declares war on Japan. They signed a declaration of war against Japan. This results in the United States entering into WWII. The US declared war because Japan dropped bombs on us in Hawaii.
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FDR orders General MacArthur out of Philippines
FDR orders Douglas MacArthur because the US defense failed.
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Tokyo gets raided and bombed
Allies plan many air raids on Japan. This causes over 200,000 people to get killed. The allies did this to weaken Japan.
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FDR signs Manhattan project
The Manhattan project was confidential. This project was created to build an atomic bomb. The bomb was created to help ambush Japan.
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US stops the Japs
British and US navies stop the Japanese naval advance in the central Pacific.
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US stops the Japanese in the Solomon Islands
The US stops Japan from island hopping in Guadalcanal. They stopped them at the island so they would not advance in the war. They took control by military force.
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The allies conquer Okinawa
The allies took over the island to stops the Japs. They fought a series of battles in the Ryukyu Islands.
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Japan Surrenders
Japan surrenders because they knew they would be defeated soon. They decided to sign the Instrument of Surrender. They surrendered on the USS Missouri, this ended the war!
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