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Battle of the atlantic
German u-boats where sinking allied merchant ships
The allies adopted a similar system as in ww1, the convoy system
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pearl harbor attack
Two attacks on the Naval base inpearl harvour took place december 7th 1941.
2 400 salors and civilians lost their lives
1 178 had been wounded
350 planes where destroyed and the pacific fleet was crippled
Japan viewed the attack on pearl harbour as a victory
Since it was a sunday morning, the U.S army was off gaurd -
U.S declares war on Japan
On december 8th, 1941 the U.S declared war on japan following the Japanese attack on pearl harbour. -
Germany and Italy declare war on U.S
After the U.S declared war on Japan the axis powers came in support of Japan declaring war on the U.S -
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Battle of the coral sea
American and Australian forces stopped Japan from invading Australia.
Japan won the battle, but the allies stopped themm from invading
U.S began island hopping to weaken Japan -
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Battle of Midway
Admiral Chester nimitz had intercepted Japanese coded messages
The U.S launched a suprise attack on Japan at the island of Midway
The U.S was sucessfull in the battle of midway
Japan suffered heavy casualties, including losing four carriers, a heavy cruiser, and three destroyers.
U.S has suffered very little casualties only osing one carrier, a destroyer, 307 soldiers amd around 150 planes -
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Battle of stalingrad
Germany had attacked the soviet union, violating the nonaggression pact
Soviet oil fields where the main goal of the invasion
The winter of 1943 hit, and the germans where unprepared for winter.
the soviet union won the battle and started pushing forwards toward Germany -
Normandy invasion (D-Day)
the allieas stormed a 60 mile stretch of the beaches at normandy on june 6th, 1944
156 000 troops arived in 4 000 landing crafts
600 warships and 11 000 helped in the invasion
invasion was succesful -
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Battle of the bulge
German tanks pierced the american line.
Germany was out to capture antwerp,belgium.
120 000 Germans died, losing 1 600 planes and 600 tanks
American forces won, but where close to defeat. -
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Yalta conference
the big 3 (Roosevelt,Stalin and churchill) met in Yalta
discussed post ww2 plans
Set up the united nations -
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The battle of Iwo Jima
One of the islands critical the U.S victory and Japanese defense
27 000 Japanese soldiers held Iwo Jima
The U.S won the battle and controlled Iwo Jima -
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Battle of Okinawa
Okinawa was japans last stronghold
Around 110 000 Japanese troops doed in the U.S attack
The U.S only lost between 7 600 and 12 500 troops
U.S won the battle -
Roosevelt dies
Pressident Roosevelt passes away at the beginning of his 4th term
Harry S. Truman was sworn in as president
The U.S went through a period of grief -
The end of hitler
Hitler and Eva Braun commit suicide vis gunshot and cianide
bodies where burned
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V-E Day
The Third Reich surrendered to General Eisenhower.
This was the end of the war in europe -
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Potsdam conference
Truman, and the remenants of the big three (stalin and Churchill) later joined by Clement Atlee met in Potsdam Germany
discussed how to disarm Germany and eliminate the Nazi regieme
Split Germany in 4 sectoins
set up Nuremburg trials -
Hiroshima bombing
on augist 6th, 1945 an atomic bomb named Little boy was dropped onto Hiroshima.
In less than a minute the entire city was destroyed -
Nagasaki bombing
on august 9th an atomic bomd named Fat man was dropped onto Nagasaki.
The bombing resulted with half the city being destroyed. -
Japan offers unconditional surrender
Japan offers the allies unconditional surrrender.
Fearing the allied invasion, and with no navy Japan offers unconditional surrender -
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U.S occupation of Japan
Tribunals similar to the Nuremburg trial where held
only 7 of the 28 Japanese leaders where sentenced to death
The U.S occupiead Japan under the direction of the General Douglas MacArthur for the next 6 years.
during the U.S occupation a new constitution was enacted, along with a free market economy -
V-J Day
September 2nd, 1945 Japan formally surendered to the allies.
Treaty signed on the uss missouri -
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Nuremburg Trials
International tribunal in which Nazi officials where tried
23 nations participated, all tried Nazi war criminals
12 of the 22 German war criminals where sentenced to death
200 others had been found guilty, but where given lesser sentences
