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The Bombing of Pearl Harbor
On December 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor in Hawaii would make history. Due to the massive buildup of weapons and ships here, and with a world war going on, the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor killing over 2,000 people, and destroying lots of military supplies. This bombing also destroyed many U.S. ships that were docked here. The bombing of Pearl Harbor would send the U.S. into the war, and cause alot of problems for the Japanese. -
The President's Speech
The day after Pearl Harbor was bombed the President of the Untied States, Franklin D. Roosevelt, made a famous speech about the United States plan to retaliate on the Japanese. Roosevelt says that they will get revenge on Japan, and they did. In the months following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, all Americans could do was try to rebuild what had been lost. -
Executive Order 9066
On Febuary 19, 1942 the executive order 9066 was signed and issued by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. This said that anyone of Japanese or Korean nationality would be sent to an area in the West. The Japanese Americans were held in internment camps for the entire duration of the war, -
Battle at Bataan
In April of 1942, Japanese forces defeated the U.S. at the Battle of Bataan. They captured more than 70,000 soldiers and marched them more than 60 miles to a captured Army base. The prisoners were starved, beaten, and deprived of sleep. 7,000-10,000 people died on the march. This was 4 months after the U.S. declared war on Japan. and the defeat at the Battle of Bataan marked the largest military surrender in American history. -
The White Rose
On Feburuary 19, 1943, the Nazis arrest members of the White Rose in Munich, Germany. The White Rose was a small group of germans who tried to resist the Nazi government during the time of World War II. Although they tried very hard, their efforts were not successful and most were eventually put to death. -
D-Day
The allied invasion of Western Europe was the largest assault in history. The development of the Higgins boats helped the allied forces that day. On D-Day, thousands of Higgins boats allowed the allied forces to make a successful landing on the beaches of Normandy. D-Day was very sucessful and was one of the many days that led to the victory of the Allied forces in World War II. -
Battle of Leyte Gulf
After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the Japanese people began coming up with new tatics and building up their planes and weapons. They began using Kamikaze fighters to fly planes loaded with explosives directly into enemy vessels. Their immediate sucess in the battle of Leyte Gulf led to the expansion of the suicide attack program. The Japanese had launched more than 1,500 planes and sinking more than 30 American Ships in two months. -
Assault on Iwo Jima
On Febuary 19, 1945, 30,000 marines began their assault on Iwo Jima, which was a small island about 600 miles from Tokyo. The battle of Iwo Jima produced one of the highest casualty rates of World War II. The photo of the U.S. Marines raising an American flag over Mount Suribachi, is one of the most reproduced photos in American history. -
President's Dead
On April 12, 1945, President Franklin D. Roosevelt dies. The President's health was deteriorating and everyone knew that. His death was heart wrenching for alot of people. With the war in Europe near ending, that was just what the United States did not need. -
The Atomic Bomb
In August of 1945 U.S forces dropped an atomic bomb on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagaski in Japan. The bomb in Hiroshima killed more than 100,000 people and exposed tens of thousands of people to radiation. When the Japanese wouldn't surrender, another bomb was dropped in the city of Nagaski killing 70,000 to 80,000 people instantly. After that, the Japanese surendered.
