World War Two

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    Battle of the Atlantic

    Germany being successful in the beginning, but then by mid - 1943, the Allies had the upper hand
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    Pearl Harbor

    Japan was working on expanding empire throughout the Pacific, the U.S. was able to intercept and break Japan's secret codes.
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    Battle of the Coral Sea

    The Japanese were winning every battle and taking over the Pacific, soon the U.S. and Australia stopped Japan from invading.
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    Battle of Midway

    Admiral Chester Nimitz intercepted Japanese code
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    Battle of Stalingrad

    Germans violating a nonaggression pact with Soviet Union and attacked, Germans nearly won controlling 9/10 of the city.

  • Normandy Invasion (D-Day)

    Soviet Union as pushing into Poland and Allies were pushing North in Italy
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    Battle of the Bulge

    German tanks broke through American lines, they fought in Belgium - Germany was trying to capture Antwerp.
    Germans was winning in the beginning, but Americans won in the end.

  • Yalta Conference

    Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill met in Yalta in the Soviet Union to discuss post WWII

  • Potsdam

    Truman, (Churchill and then Clement Atlee) and Stalin met in Potsdam, Germany to disarm Germany and eliminate the Nazi regime, creating a blueprint.

  • Manhattan Project

    ~200,000 Japanese died due to 2 Atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
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    Nuremberg Trials

    International tribunal court tried Nazi officials, 12 of the 22 defendants were sentenced to death.
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    U.S. Occupation of Japan

    U.S. occupied Japan for 6 years under the direction of General Douglas MacArthur.
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    Iwo Jima

    Island in the Pacific that was critical for U.S. win
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    Battle of Okinawa

    Japan's last defensive stronghold, U.S. won.

  • New President

    President Franklin D. Roosevelt passes away, Vice-President Harry S. Truman takes the role as President

  • Hitler's Death

    Hitler and Eva Braun commit suicide by gunshot and cyanide.

  • V-E Day

    Victory in Europe day, 1st part of the war was over.

  • Hiroshima Bombing

    "Little Boy" -
    In 43 seconds, the city collapsed to dust

  • Nagasaki Bombing

    "Fat Man" -
    Leveled half of the city
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    V-J Day

    August 15, Japan offers unconditional surrender.
    September 2, formal surrender.