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Nuremberg Trials
Internatinal tribunal court tried Nazi officiials, over 23 nations tried Nazi war criminals in Nuremberg, Germany. -
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Battle of the Atalntic
German U-boats were sinking unprotected U.S. and other Allies' mercant ships. The allies began to use convoys to protect their ships, they also used a sonar system to detect German U-boats. The Germans were successful in the beginning, but the Allies ended up having the upper hand at the end. -
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Battle of Stalingrad
Germans violated nonaggression pact with the Soviet Union and attacked, Hitler hoped to capture the Soviets oil fields. The Germans nearly won, but the winter of 1943 hit. Hitler forced the Germans to stay put and the Soviets used this to their advantage and won. The Soviets lost 1,100.00 people and this was the turning point of WWII -
Pearl Harbor
The attack happened on a Sunday morning, which caught U.S. military off gaurd. 2400 U.S. military and civilians lost their lives, 1178 U.S. military and civilians wounded, and 18 ships and 350 planes sunk or damaged. -
U.S. Declares War On Japan
U.S. declares war on Japan. -
Germany and Italy Declare War On U.S.
Germany and Italy declare war On U.S. -
Australia Stops Japan
U.S. and Australia stopped Japan from invading. -
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Battle of the Coral Sea
Japan won the batlle, but the allies were able to stop Japan invasion for the first time. -
Battle of Midway
Admiral Chester Nimitz intercepted Japanese code, U.S. the launched a surprise attack on Japan at an island called Midway, U.S. won the battle. -
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Manhattan Project
Hiroshima, Nagasaki. -
Normandy Invasion (D-Day)
The Normandy Invasion included a 60 mile strech of beach, 156,000 troops, 4000 landing crafts, 600 warships, and 11,000 planes. This was the largest land-sea-air operation in history. -
France Freed
France was freed from Nazi control. -
Battle of the Bulge
This was a very brutal war, one of the most extensive of U.S. military (120 American GI's captured and mowed down by SS machine guns and pistols). The Germans were winning in the beginning, the Americans won, but it was a very close battle. 120,000 Germans died and 80,000 Americans died. -
Yalta Conference
Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill met in Yalta in the Soviet Union to discuss after WWII, this set up the United Nations. -
Iwo Jima
This island was critical for the U.S. win, 27,000 Japanese held Iwo Jima, but the U.S. eventually won. -
April 12, 1945
The beginning of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's 4th term, he passes away. This sent the U.S. into major grief, but Harry S. Truman the Vice-President takes over as the role of President. -
The End of Hitler
Hitler and Eva Braun commit suicide. -
V-E Day
General Eisenhower accepted a surrender by the Third Reich, this was the 1st part of the war over. -
Battle of Okinawa
This was Japan's last defensive stronghold, the Japanese used 1900 Kamikaze attacks, but the U.S. eventually won. -
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Potsdam
Truman and Stalin met in Potsdam, Germany, they drew up a blueprint to disarm Germany and destroy the Nazi regime. This divided Germany into 4 sections occupied by France, Britain, U.S. and the Soviet Union. -
Hiroshima
The bomb was called Little Boy, in 43 seconds the city collapsed to dust. -
Nagasaki
The bomb was called Fat Man, destroyed half of the city. -
Japan Surrenders
Japan surrrenders. -
V-J Day
This means victory in Japan.