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Attack on Pearl Harbor
The Japanese attack our naval fleet. Luckily they miss our submarines and our aircraft carriers were away from the port -
The Manhattan Project
A group of the worlds best scientists work to create an atomic bomb for America. -
Doolittle's Raid
Lieutenant Colonel James Doolittle led a raid of 16 bombers over Japan, hightening spirits in America while damaging those in Japan -
Battle of the Coral Sea
The first time a Japanese assault was stopped. Carried out by airplanes attacking aircraft carriers -
The Battle of Midway
Chester Nimitz's scout planes found Japanese aircraft carriers. Dive bombers and submarines destroyed the ships with the airplanes still on board. -
Yalta Conference
The leaders of America, Britain and The Soviet Union meet to discuss the reorganization of post war Europe -
The Battle of Iwo Jima
Americans captured Iwo Jima after over a month of fighting and high casualties from heavily entrenched Japanese. -
The Battle of Okinawa
An 81 day long battle for the island of Okinawa. Both sides suffered intense casualties however, the Japanese suffered far worse. -
Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
America drops an atomic bomb on both Hiroshima and Nagasaki, effectively ending World War II -
Nuremberg Trials
A series of military tribunals held by the allied victors of WWII which prosecuted prominent leaders of nazi Germany during WWII -
The Occupation of Japan
Allied forces move in and occupy Japan after their surrender for eighty months
