WW2
D-Day
Allied forces launched the biggest invasion of the war on the beaches of normandy.
Japanese Interment
Camps in the U.S for japanese americans
Battle of Guadalcanal
First Allied offensive in the pacific. Battle covered land, sea and air. Lasted four months
Axis Powers
Germany, Italy and Japan
Iwo Jima
Most heavily defended place on earth. U.S victory.
Okinawa
Okinawa-Japanese used kamikaze attacks. land Invasion cost 7,600 U.S lives and 110,000 japanese lives.
Allied Powers
The united states, Great britan and the Soviet Union
Hiroshima
August 6 1945, 70,000 killed immediately. 48,000 buildings. destroyed. 100,000s died of radiation poisoning & cancer later.
Nagasaki
August 9 1945. 40,000 killed immediately 60,000 injured. 100,000s died of radiation poisoning & cancer later.
Battle of Midway
Japan wanted to conquer more islands as a defensive perimeter around Japan. All fighting was done by plane and ships.
Pearl Harbor
Japanese attack on the U.S
Battle of the Bulge
The Germans launched the Battle of Bulge to recapture the Belgian port of Antwerp.
Battle of Stalingrad
The Germans surrendered and the Soviets began to move westward toward Germany.
Battle of the Atlantic
The battle of the Atlantic involved Germany and the United states. The battle consisted of German submarines attacking American ships along the east coast.