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20 Cards in this Set
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After Pearl Harbor |
America declared war on Japan Germany declared war on US |
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Doolittle Raid |
"mission impossible" Helped moral, increased the spirits of Americans Great Shock to Japan |
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Battle of Midway |
Japan wanted to five knock out blow to US. Attack on Midway Island.
US was waiting in ambush. Tremendous victory.
(Japan lost 4 MAIN aircraft carriers & most of their highly trained pilots) |
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Strategy of Pacific War |
Two offensives. Army move toward Philippines. Marines Island hop toward Japan. |
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Guadalcanal |
First offensive action of Pacific. Six months of hard fighting. |
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New Guinea |
Intense jungle fighting |
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Tarawa |
Marines land on tiny island. Bloodiest 4 days of war. (learning experience) |
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Marianas |
"Great Marianas Turkey Shoot" Japan's airpower is virtually wiped out |
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Iwo Jima |
Fighter base for invasion of Japan killing Americans just to ensure dead americans |
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Okinawa |
Staging area for invasion of Japan HORRIFYING |
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Kamikaze attacks |
Japanese launched planes with bomb on them to US ships and killed the most Americans
HORFFIFYING |
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War in Europe |
Roosevelt agreed Europe comes first.
Germany had bulk of forces in Russia. |
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North Africa |
US suffered defeat at Kasserine Pass
Patton pushed Germans out of Africa |
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Sicily |
Mussolini overthrown
Germans broke of attack in Russia |
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Italy |
US & British push Germans up boot of Italy |
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Normandy |
US and British land in France.
Month of hard fighting in hedgerows |
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Battle of Bulge |
Germans launch counter attack very bitter fighting |
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Battle of Germany |
Soviets pushing from East, Americans advanced faster. |
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Arsenal of Democracy |
US industrial might supplied most of Allies. Out produced Axis.
Huge Government Spending. West Coast transformed as launching point for war against Japan.
Women went into work field in numbers. Changed home life, Latch key children.
African-Americans were mainly put into labor roles, but some entered into combat units. |
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The Atomic Bomb |
Manhattan Project - Race to get the first bomb, Two bombs dropped on Japan
Hiroshima, Nagasaki
Pres. Truman |
