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9 Cards in this Set
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One of the turning points in the fighting against the Japanese
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Battle of the Coral Sea
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A battle that lasted more than a month during which many Allied and German forces died
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Battle of the Bulge
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Short for Victory in Europe
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V-E Day
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American President who authorized the use of nuclear bombs against Japan
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Harry Truman
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US Navy strategy of taking back Pacific islands from Japan
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Island-Hoping
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Pilots who undertook suicide missions
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Kamikaze
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How did the US fight the war in the Pacific?
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They Island hoped
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How did the allies weaken Germany?
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They bombed the $h!t out of it for two years, including dropping bombs on Dresden and killing 135,000 innocent people
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How was Japan defeated?
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By getting the $h!t bombed out of them too, but this time by two nuclear bombs that killed 70,000 and 40,000 innocent people at a time
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