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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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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 Douglas MacArthur because the US defense failed.
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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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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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British and US navies stop the Japanese naval advance in the central Pacific.
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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 took over the island to stops the Japs. They fought a series of battles in the Ryukyu Islands.
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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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