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WWII
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Pearl Harbor
Japanese attack on the US port Pearl Harbor
Caused the US to join the war
Japan's surprise attack was successful, taking out a good portion of our ships. We joined the second world war because of it -
Japanese Attack on the Philippines
Japan attacked the Philippine islands 9 hours after their attack on Pearl Harbor, giving an even bigger advantage to Japan
America had to reclaim the Islands later in the war
Clear Japanese Victory -
Guadalcanal
Japan vs United States
This was the beginning of the US offensive in the pacific -
Iwo Jima
Japan VS Allies
The bloodiest battle in the Pacific campaign
Our of the near 21,000 Japanese soldiers, around 18,000 were killed and 3,000 went missing.
It showed they wouldn't surrender, which influenced our decision to drop the atom bomb -
American liberation of Philippines
Japan VS Allies
America reclaimed the Philippines
General Douglas MacArthur fulfilled his promise: "I shall return" -
Leyte Gulf
Japan VS Allies
Largest naval battle in WW2
Crippled the Japanese forces -
Hiroshima
Japan VS Allies
We dropped the very first Atomic Bomb on the city of Hiroshima, killing up to 166,000 people, most of which were civillians.
This was the beginning of the end of WW2. -
Nagasaki
Japan VS Allies
We dropped the second Atomic Bomb, killing up to 80,000 people, mainly civillians -
Japanese Surrender