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Begining of the WWll
The Begining of the WWll. Germany invades Poland to start WWll -
Pearl Harbor
December the 7th 1941 was when Pearl Harbor happen. Japan invaded the U.S in Pearl Harbor. And it also start the add on in the Allies cause that's when th U.S entered the WWll -
Clark Air Force Base
to defend against the Japanese air attacks of December 7 1941. -
The Doolittle Raid
Days after loss in Philippines, April 18, 1942, 16 American bombers attacked Tokyo. Did not do major damage to Japan. Did give Americans something to celebrate -
Battle of the Coral Sea
Japan’s attempted invasion of New Guinea was stopped by the Allies
U.S. lost one carrier – U.S.S. Lexington. Point British-US naval force stopped. Japanese advance on Australia -
The Battle of Midway
2 pronged attack
Japan hoped to lure the U.S. fleet into the open and destroy it
Chester Nimitz - Commander of American Naval forces in Pacific -
Battle of Stalingrad
250,000 Axis forces trapped (about 200,000 die, remainder surrender) - January 31, 1943, It started in Aug 1942 and then ended in Jan 1943 -
Mussolini stripped of power
Mussolini stripped of power. The Italian Government forced Benito Mussolini to resign. -
Battle of Leningrad
The end of the Leningrad battle. It started in Stepember 1941 and ended in Janurary 1944. -
D-Day
In World War II on which Allied forces invaded northern France by means of beach landings in Normandy -
Battle of Leyte Gulf
Most decisive naval engagement in Pacific. Japanese navy loses 4 aircraft carriers, 3 battleships, and other vessels. Japanese use a new weapon, the kamikaze attack -
Iwo Jima
Volcanic island 750 miles south of Tokyo. Cave Network – Bloody Fighting! Flag raising on top of Mount Suribachi -
Okinawa
Island 350 miles from Japan
Largest landing force in Pacific history. Japanese did not challenge landing, retreated to South. Five days later, Japan attacked. Attacked from caves and tunnels. Bloodiest battle in Pacific war. -
FDR passing
FDR dies suddenly & vice president, Harry Truman takes over. -
End of the Europe War
Germany quite and the war in Europe ended -
First Test
The first test of the Atomic Bomb. It was under the name Manhattan project. -
Bombing of Hiroshima
Enola Gay – Paul Tibbets. 80,000 killed -
Soviets+Japan war
Soviets join the war against Japan -
Bombing of Nagasaki
U.S bombing Nagasaki. Over 40,000 killed -
Japan Surranders
Aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, Japan formally surrenders to the Allies, bringing an end to World War II.
