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FDR approves “shoot on sight”
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Vichy France begins
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Japan joins Axis
The Tripartite Pact, also called the Three-Power Pact, Axis Pact, Three-way Pact or Tripartite Treaty was a pact signed in Berlin, Germany on September 27, 1940, which established the Axis Powers of World War II. The says Japan joins axis powers with Germany. -
Battle for Britain
is the name given to the air campaign waged by the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) against the United Kingdom during the summer and autumn of 1940 -
Hitler breaks Non-Aggression agreement and invades the Soviet Union
Hitler broke his promise -
Pearl Harbor attacked
It was when Japans Navy and Airforce attacked Hawaii -
Germany and Italy declare war on US
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MacArthur promises to return to the Philippines
MacArther makes his famous speech " I shall return" -
Battle of Coral Sea
It was a major naval battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II between the Imperial Japanese Navy and Allied naval and air forces from the United States -
Bataan death march
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Battle of Midway
The battle of Midway startes and it ended the threat of further japanese invasion in the pacific -
General Eisenhower and his forces land in North Africa
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Japanese ambassadors arrive in Washinton, DC
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End of Battle of Stalingrad
Was a major battle of World War II in which Nazi Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad in southwestern Russia -
Guadalcanal
Also known as the Battle of Guadalcanal -
Sicily falls
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Okinawa taken
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Rome falls
Italy falls. -
D-Day
D-Day landings on the northern coast of France. -
U-boats sink merchant vessels
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Kamikaze attacks begin
The japanese planes would dive them selfs into any us territory if the were wounded or there plane was hit. -
MacArthur returns
Mcarther held up to his promise as he steped foot on the beach of palo leyte (phillipines) -
Battle of the Bulge
Was a cold winter battle -
Okinawa taken
The attack on Okinawa had taken a heavy toll on both sides. The Americans lost 7,373 men killed and 32,056 wounded on land. At sea, the Americans lost 5,000 killed and 4,600 wounded. The Japanese lost 107,000 killed and 7,400 men taken prisoner. It is possible that the Japanese lost another 20,000 dead as a result of American tactics whereby Japanese troops were incinerated where they fought.The Americans also lost 36 ships. 368 ships were also damaged. 763 aircraft were destroyed. -
Hitler commits suicide
Hitler shoots him self -
V-E Day
The date when the World War II Allies formally accepted the unconditional surrender of the armed forces of Nazi Germany and the end of Adolf Hitler's Third Reich. -
Hiroshima
Another atomic bombing along with Nagasaki -
Nagasaki
Mushroom cloud from the atomic explosion over Nagasaki at 11:02 a.m, August 9, 1945 -
V- J Day
The day on which the of Japan surrendered ending World War II -
Formal surrender of Japan
Japan surrendered to US