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U.S. declares war on Japan
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Coral Sea
-U.S. Navy squares off against Japan
-Japan wanted more south-pacific territory
-Japan invades Tulagi and Port Moresby
-They successfully take over Tulagi, but cannot take over Port Moresby
-This ended threat to Australia -
Midway
-U.S. Navy led by Chester A. Nimitz battles Japanese Navy in Midway Attal
-Japanese wanted to further harm America after Pearl Harbor
-U.S. dominated and won easily
-This battle rendered the Japanese navy irreparable -
Guadalcanal
-U.S. and Australia both attack the island of Guadalcanal, which was Japanese-occupied.
-They needed for important military bases.
-They eventually overpowered the Japanese using island-hopping, and took it over.
-This marked Japan's first land defeat -
Philipine Sea
-U.S. faced Japan in Mariana Islands
-Naval battle and aerial battle(Great Marianas Turkey Shoot) crippled Japan's Navy
-This battle took place when the U.S. was trying to complete amphibious invasions of the Marianas Islands
-This major loss prevented Japan's Naval ability to conduct large-scale carrier actions -
Yalta Conference
-Meeting between the 3 Allied chief leaders
-Consisted of FDR, Stalin, and Churchill
-The meeting was to decide what to do with Germany after the war
-This took place in Yalta, Crimea and they decided how to dole out the newly-liberated European land. -
Iwo Jima
-U.S. Marine Corps. take over the Island of Iwo Jima, which was heavily fortified
-The resources were not bountiful enough for how many casualties occurred
-Though the battle was an overwhelming American victory, the battle is primarily remembered for the memorable flag-raising on top of Mt. Suribachi
-This was a crippling loss for Japan because they lost 3x more men than America -
Battle of Okinawa
-Series of battles fought on Ryukyu Islands between Allies and Japan
-One of the bloodiest battles of the war, resulting in over 82,000 casualties on both sides.
-Okinawa proved to be costly for both sides because of the heavy losses of men and ships
-Okinawa provided an important fleet anchorage for the Allies after the battle -
Hiroshima
-U.S. bombs the city of Hiroshima
-They ignored an ultimatum, which then gave the U.S. permission to bomb
-The plane, Enola Gay dropped "Little Boy" first, killing thousands
-After the initial bomb, fatal gases lingered which killed more -
Nagasaki
-U.S. drops another nuke, just 3 days after Hiroshima
-The plane Bockscar drops "Fat Man", resulting in thousands of deaths
-Japan surrendered a few days later
-The two bombings marked the first time nuclear warfare was used -
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