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Battle of the Atlantic
- German U-Boats were sinking unarmed U.S & allied ships
- Allies used convoys, and then a solar system to detect enemy U-Boats
- At first the Germans were successful but later the power turn to the Allied Forces
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Japanese Attack Pearl Harbor
- Japan wanted to expand territory
- Japan launched two massive attacks on Pearl Harbor
- Several aircraft's, submarines, and members of the army were casualties of the war
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War Declared on Japan
- U.S Declares War on Japan
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War Declared on U.S
- Germany and Italy declare war on the United States
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Battle of the Coral Sea
- U.S and Australia stop Japans invasion and begin to weaken their forces
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Battle of Midway
- U.S intercept a coded Japanese message
- They launched what would be a successful surprise attack
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Battle of Stalingrad
- Germans violated pact with Russia, and invaded with the intent to control the oil fields
- Germans were in control until the winter hit, and many Germans couldn't stand the harsh conditions
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France Freed
France was freed from the control of the Nazi's -
Normandy Invasion
- Also known as D-Day
- 150 000 Allied troops were involved in the attacks
- Largest land-sea-air operation in history
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Battle of the Bulge
- Went down in Belgium, Germans trying to gain control of Antwerp
- Germans had the lead but it was taken by the U.S in a very close battle
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Yalta Conference
- Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill met in Yalta, (Soviet Union) to discuss post war activity
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Postdam
- Allied forces met in Potsdam, Germany to create a plan to eliminate the Nazi party, and disarm the Germans
- Divided up their land, and persecuted them
- Made Japan surrender
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Nuremberg Trials
- Held trials for all German officials involved in the war
- 12 were sentenced to death while many others were given less severe punishments
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Battle of Iwo Jima
- An island that played a crucial part in the U.S victory
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Battle of Okinawa
- U.S emerged victorious from Japans last defensive stronghold
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Roosevelt Dies
FDR passes away leaving the nation in a state of grievance -
Truman becomes President
- Vice President, Harry S Truman becomes President
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V-E Day
- Also known as Victory in Europe Day
- Eisenhower surrenders by the Third Reich
- Beginning of the end of the war
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Manhattan Project
- Atomic bombs dropped on Japan
Hiroshima
- City collapsed to dust in 43 seconds Nagasaki
- Leveled half of the city
- Atomic bombs dropped on Japan
Hiroshima
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The Surrender
Japan unofficially surrenders to the Allied forces