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Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor was attacked by the Japanese on December 7th 1941. Japanese damaged U.S. Pacific Fleet. -
Bataan Death March
The Bataan Death March was 65 miles. It was the largest US surrender. -
The Doolittle Raid
American Bombers attack Tokyo after the Phillipines. They didn't do any huge damage to Japan but it gave them something to be proud of. -
Battle of Coral Sea
Sent the Pacific Fleet's aircraft carriers. The ships did not see each other, which was the importance of the air force. Stopped Japanese advance on Australia. -
Battle of Midway
Aircrafts replaced battleships as best weapon. It was a two pronged attack. The Japanese code was broken. Japan loses 4 carriers. -
The Bracero Program
The Bracero Program allowed immigrants to come and work. The bracero contracts were controlled by farner associations. -
Germans attack Stalingrad
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War Refugee Board
"Take all measures to rescue victims of enemy oppression in imminent danger of death" -
D-Day
Omar Bradley led Allied troops across the English Canal. Hitler didn't send reinforcements because he didn't want the attack to be a trick. After about a week, Allies gained control of a 60-mile strip. -
Battle of the Bulge
Hitler counterattacked near the region of Belgium and Northern France. Hitler wouldn't give up. -
The Yalta Conference
Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin met to plan postwar for peace. While at the conference, Stalin promised to hold elections after the war. -
Iwo Jima
They had to fight in a network of caves. They put up the flag when they won, on Mount Surbachi -
Battle of Okinawa
Japan retreated to the South when the Pacific force came. Five days later, the Japanese attacked. They attacked from tunnels and caves. It was the bloodiest battle of Pacific War. -
FDR Dies!
FDR dies, then vice president, Harry Truman, takes over as president. -
Adolf Hitler Commits Sucide
Hilter commits suicide by swallowing a cyanide capsule then shooting himself in the head. -
VE Day
Victory in Europe Day was on May 8th 1945. This day marked the formal day of the end of the war. -
The United Nations
50 representatives from countries met and drew up the United Nations Charter. They all signed on June 26, 1945. -
Surrender of Japan
Japan Finally Surrenders!
