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British vs. Germany
Responding to Hitler's invasion of Poland, Britain and France declare war on Germany. President Franklin D. Roosevelt invokes the Neutrality Act but notes, "Even a neutral cannot be asked to close his mind or his conscience." -
Roosevelt Requests Defense Spending
In a speech to Congress, President Franklin D. Roosevelt requests new defense spending, an enlarged army, and an expanded air fleet. Public opinion favors the new defense program. -
Japanese Plan to Attack The U.S.
The Japanese government decides to attack Pearl Harbor if negotiations with the United States fail. -
The beggining of Pacific Front
*japanese aircraft swooped low in a suprise attack on the Pearl Harbor
*2,400 Americaans died
*more thasn 150 aircraft were destroyed -
U.S. Involved
The U.S Decalred war war on Japan -
The beginning
Japan invades the Phillipines. A system of rationing was set up. This meant that civilians could only buy limited amounts of many products, such as tires, gas, shoes, sugar, coffee, and meat. -
The creation of the Bomb
James doolttle leads a American bombing raid on Tokyo -
U.S. victory
The U.S. defeats japan in the stategic battle of midway. -
Seizing the base
There was a huge japanese air base on Guadacanal, and Gener MacArthuer wanted to seize it. The marines didn't have trouble seizing the airfeild, b ut the island was a struggle. Battle ended in 6 months, and the japanese called it " the island of death" -
japan
the Japanese evacuates Guadalcanal -
U.S.
U.S.troops assault the Solomon Islands -
D Day
D Day: a vast assembly of Allied soldiers invades German strongholds in France, initiating a German retreat -
U.S. victory again..
The U.S. decively defeats Japan in the Battle of the the Philippine sea -
America
America troops under the command of Douglas MaArthur return to the philippines. -
U.S. wins again...
the U.S. wins the largest sea battle in the history at Leyte gulf, in the Philippines. -
the death of president Roosevelt
President Roosevelt dies and is succeded by Harry s.Truman -
atomic bomb start
1st atomic bomb is tested in a New Mexico desert. -
1 atomic bomb
the U.S. drops an atomic bomb on the Japanese industrial city of Hiroshima. -
war
the Soviet union declares war on Japan -
Rain of terror #2
The Japanese has not surrender. A second bomb was unleashed in Nagaska a city about 270,000 people.
More than 70,000 were killed -
surrender
Japan surrenders.
WWii finally ends!
