WW2

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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.


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