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japense attacked on Pearl Harbor,hawii
on Sunday December 7th 1941 ,the united states was suprised by a japanese attacked at pearl harbor .causing lots of damage to the american navel fleet.the attack lasted a few hours and it was a day that will "live in infamy" -
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key american events of wwIi
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Battle of midway
he Battle of Midway, fought over and near the tiny U.S. mid-Pacific base at Midway atoll, represents the strategic high water mark of Japan's Pacific Ocean war -
Battle of guadalcanal
When Japanese troops arrived on Guadalcanal on June 8, 1942, to construct an air base, and then American marines landed two months later to take it away from them, -
Battle of coral sea
engagement in which a U.S. fleet turned back a Japanese invasion force that had been heading for strategic Port Moresby in New Guinea. -
Battle of midway
The Battle of Midway, fought over and near the tiny U.S. mid-Pacific base at Midway atoll, represents the strategic high water mark of Japan's Pacific Ocean war. -
BATTLE OF THE ALAMEIN
In June, the British had succeeded in driving Rommel into a defensive position in Libya. But Rommel repelled repeated air and tank attacks, delivering heavy losses to the armored strength of the British, and finally, using his panzer divisions, managed to force a British retreat -
Operation overload
The invasion plan was completed in the spring of 1944. The American First Army was to land on Normandy in the area of Carentan-Isigny. The Fourth Infantry Division was assigned to invade on Utah Beach, and half the First and 29th Infantry Divisions were tasked with securing Omaha Beach. The British assigned the 50th Division to Gold Beach, and the Canadian Third Division was sent to Juno Beach. -
battle of guadalcanal
When Japanese troops arrived on Guadalcanal on June 8, 1942, to construct an air base, and then American marines landed two months later to take it away from them -
Invasion of italy
In September, 1943, Italy surrendered unconditionally to the Allies, while German forces quickly occupied north and central Italy. -
Battle of leyte gulf
he aerial and naval battle conducted as Allied forces invaded the Philippines began with Leyte Island on October 20. -
battle of the bulge
After a day of hard fighting, the Germans broke through the American front, surrounding most of an infantry division, seizing key crossroads, and advancing their spearheads toward the Meuse River, creating the projection that gave the battle its name. -
The yalta conference
Took place during ww2 U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin made important decisions regarding the future progress of the war -
Battle of iwo jima
Iwo Jima is a small speck in the Pacific; it is 4.5 miles long and at its broadest point 2.5 miles wide. Iwo is the Japanese word for sulfu -
battle of okinawa
This battle was fought from April to June 1945 and was equally bloody. Okinawa was historically Japanese soil and was the last obstacle to an Allied invasion -
V DAY
The day the allies surrender -
The mahnattn project
this project created the first tomic bombs little boy and fat men -
V.J day
victory over japan.jappnise signed a trady that they will no longer fight
