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Pearl Harbor/U.S. entry into war
Japan bombs Pearl Harbor, thus awakening the sleeping giant (US) -
US invades Africa
US joins in on the war against Germany, starting in Africa first, the invasion of Africa was given the code name Operation Torch -
D-Day
After the campaign in Africa, the US begins their campaign in Europe, landing on the shores of France and fighting their way into Europe. -
U.S. island hopping strategy and battles
In the Pacific theater, the US had to face many islands which were held by the Japan, after defeating the Japan in each island, they would hop onto another island, which is called island hopping -
U.S. strategic bombing on Germany and Japan
US strategically bombs Germany by bombing tank factories and strategic roads, while in the Pacific theater they also bomb factories and firebomb cities -
U.S. drops atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagaski
After many years of fighting in hot sweaty jungles infested with malaria carrying mosquitoes, the US tried to negotiate with Japan into surrendering, Japan said no so the US wanted to prevent more casualties and dropped the fat man and little boy on Japan's major cities -
End of war
At the end of the war the US had suffered 416,800 casualties, mean while Japan had suffered 2,120,000 casualties
