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Attack on Pearl Harbor
The Japanese Navy Air service attacked Pearl Harbor Naval Base in Hawaii, causing mass chaos and distruction -
Battle of Midway
the US and Japanese naval forces were in a five day battle in the middle of the Pacific Ocean -
Guadalcanal
the US stopped Japanese efforts to stop supply routes to Australia and New Zealand and the us fought with japan for six months to keep US occupancy -
Bataan Death March
Over 60,000 prisoners of war were forced to march 65 miles -
Doolittle's Raid
the us air raid the targeted major cities in japan during world war two. the goal of this was to instill fear in the Japanese as revenge for Pearl Harbor -
Leyte
a decisive air and sea batter that permitted the US and other allies to the invade the Philippines and crippled the Japanese Combat Fleet -
Battle of Iwo Jima
the US forces invaded the island because had three airfeilds that could have served as a staging facility for the US after is had been overtaken -
Bombing of Nagasaki
The US dropped an atomic bomb over the city of Nagasaki and killed over 40,000 people -
Bombing of Hiroshima
the IUS dropped an atomic bomb over the japanese city of Hiroshima killing over 80,000 people -
Surrender of Japan
Japanese representatives signed the official surrender for world war two