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Vichy France begins
They enforced the jews to wear yellow stars -
Battle of Britain
An air campaign created by Germany against the United Kingdom. Germany wanted the air superiority over the RAF. -
FDR approves “shoot on sight”
Because the German's had been attacking US ships FDR approved shoot on site. -
Japan joins Axis
To aviod the US attacking Japan they joined the axis creating the Tripartite Pact. (Germany, Itlay, and Japan) -
Japanese ambassadors
The Japanese ambassadors were suppose to deliever a note to the hull 20 mintues before The Peral Harbor attack but they were late and the hull already knew about the attack. -
Pearl Harbor
A military strike between Japanese navy an the US navy. -
Germany and Italy declare war on US
They declare war on the US -
Baatan Death March
This march took place in the Philippines. -
Battle of Coral Sea
This battle started on May 4th 1942 and ended on May 8th 1942. It was a naval battle between Imperial Japanese Navy and allied naval and air forces from the United States and Australia. -
Guadalcanal
This battle took place in Guadalcanal. It started on August 7th1942 and ended on February 9, 1943. -
General Eisenhower
To try to protect oil from the axis powers General Eisenhower took American troops to helpl Britain. -
End battle of Stanlingrad
This battle is when Germany and their allies fought the Soviet Union for the city of Stalingrad. -
Sicily Falls
Codename Operation Husky. This is when the allies took Sicily away from the axis. -
Rome Falls
This was the first axis country to fall. -
D-Day
Took place in Normandy, France. Thsi when Allies invaded Nazi occupied Europe. -
Kamikaze attacks
When Japan attacked Allied warships. -
Mac Arthur returns
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Battle of the Bulge
According to the U.S. Department of Defense the American forces suffered 89,500 casualties including 19,000 killed, 47,500 wounded and 23,000 missing just on the American side. This battle is known to be the bloodist battle in WWII. It ended on January 25, 1945. -
US flag raised
When Marines gained the top of the mountain after fighting they raised the flag. -
U-boats
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Truman becomes president
He takes over presidency after FDR dies. -
Hitler
People believe that Hitler commited suicide by cyanide posioning and a gunshot. -
V-E Day
This is when the Allied forces accepted Germany's surrender. -
Okinawa taken
It was a large battle on both land and sea. -
Hiroshima
First primary target for nuclear bomb missions. -
Nagasaki
Was the 2nd target. This bombing was like the Hiroshima bombings. -
V-J Day
This is the name chosen for the day when Japan surrender. -
Japan surrenders
This took place on the USS Missouri.
