fighting world war 2. 1942 europe & africa battle of el alamein – desert of africa – allied...
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Fighting World War 2
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1942 Europe & Africa
• Battle of El Alamein – Desert of Africa – Allied victory led to German retreat in Africa
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1942 Europe & Africa
• Battle of Stalingrad– Successful Soviet defense – Turned tide for Allies
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1942 The Pacific Theater
• The Philippines– successful Japanese invasion– Filipino and US
defenses – Bataan Death March
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1942 The Pacific Theater
• Battle of Coral Sea– First air-sea battle
in history – Allied success
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1942 The Pacific Theater
• Battle of Midway– Allied success thanks
to code breaking
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1942 The Pacific Theater
• Battle of Guadalcanal– 1st major offensive & success for Allies in Pacific
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1943 Europe & Africa
• Capture of Italy– Due to success in Africa– Mussolini captured
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1943 – The Pacific Theater
• Island hopping campaign – US strategy to gain military bases and secure sm.
islands in the Pacific
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1943 – The Pacific Theater
• Battle of Leyte Gulf– Allied success– Destroyed remaining
Japanese fleet– Ended Japan’s available
resources
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1944 Europe & Africa
• D-Day (Operation Overlord)– Allied liberation of Western Europe
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1944 Europe & Africa
• August 25– Liberation of Paris time of patriotism
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1944 Europe & Africa
• Battle of the Bulge – Hitler’s last offensive – Costliest battle ever for US
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1944 – The Pacific Theater
• Battle of Iwo Jima (1945)– Allied need for base to support long-range
bombing against Japan
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1944 – The Pacific Theater
• Battle of Okinawa (1945)– Last & biggest of Pacific battles
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1945 Europe & Africa
• Yalta Conference – Discuss world post WW2
• May 8– VE Day
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1945 Europe & Africa
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1945 – Manhattan Project • Manhattan Project– Design & building of atomic bomb
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1945 – Manhattan Project
• August 6– Hiroshima bombed
• August 9– Nagasaki bombed
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1945 – Manhattan Project
• August 6– Hiroshima bombed
• August 9– Nagasaki bombed
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1945 – Manhattan Project
• August 14– Japan announces surrender
• September 2– VJ day Japan surrenders officially
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