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WWII began and end
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vichy france begins
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battle of britain
this was a major battle for britain this showed that there air force is the best and thats what kept them from being captured and the english channel -
FDR approves “shoot on sight”
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Japan joins Axis
japan joining the axis power gave germany russia and italy more confidence in winning the war. -
gemany invades russia
russia now nows that they can't trust germany -
attack on peral herbor
7 December 1941 -
Japanese ambassadors arrive in Washinton, DC
the japanese ambassadors was trying to get america to draw out of the pacific. -
germany and italy declare war on USA
this attack brings america into the war. -
i shall return
But he made this promise to the Filipinos: “I shall return.” -
Bataan death march
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battle of the coral sea
May 7-8, 1942 -
battle of midway
4 June 1942 -
guadaicanal
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operation torch
November 8-10, 1942 -
battle of stalingrad
February 2, 1943 -
battle of sicily
9 July-17 August 1943 -
fall of rome
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D-Day
June 6, 1944 -
MacArthur returns
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Kamikaze attacks begin
21 October 1944 -
battle of the bulge
16December 1944 -
US flag raised on Mt. Suribachi
23 Feb -
truman becomes president
April 12, 1945 -
hitler commits suicide
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V-E day
refered to as victory over europe -
Okinawa taken
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Hiroshima
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nagasaki
August 9, 1945 -
formal surrender of japan
2 September 1945 -
V- J Day
v-jay day is what people refer to as victory over japan.
