14. US Generals-Marshall, Eisenhower, Patton, MacArthur, Nimitz, BradleyGeorge C. Marshall- cheif of staff of the US Military during WWII. Only person above Marshall was the president.Henry Kaiser- owner of a ship building company.George Patton- one of the best US generals ever. was full of himself, carried an ivory pistol.Bradley- us general. involved in D-Day operationsAdmiral Chester Nimitz- dead of the navy16. Battle of the Bulge17. FDR Dies-Truman takes over18. VE Day19. Battle in the Pacific-Island Hopping, Philippines, Coral Sea, Midway, Guadalcanal, Iwo Jima, Okinawa,island hopping- military strategy where you hit an island, skip a few and hit the main ones on the way toward japanBATTLE OF CORAL SEA- naval battle only. major battle between japan navy and allied naval forces from US and Australia. Victory of the US, stopped the japanese from advancingBATTLE OF MIDWAY- most important naval battle against Japanfought between June 4-7, 1942japanesed aimed to eliminate the US as a strategic power in the pacificUS navy decisively defeated the japanese Navy attackJapanese suffered heavy loss and never recovered from this battlemagic played vital role in Allied victoryGuadalcanalfirst offensive battle the US foughtmajor changing point for the japanese empirekamikazes- japanese suicide bombersDec. 7, 1941- in the philippines.-under US control-taken over by japan-battle of Leyte Gulf-MacArthur returns to the philippinesIwo Jima-6821 US deaths at iwo jimaflag raisingfamous flag raising on Mt. SuribachiOkinawa- really close to japan and lots of bombs being dropped on japan alreadybataan death march- took place in march 1942. american and pgilippino soldiers forced to march 60 miles. 6,000-11,000 deaths. japenese officials faced war crimes trials after the war. May 30, 2009 officially apologized21. Doolittle's Raid-- april 1942attack on Japanhad to strip the planes down so they were light enough to take off from the ships22. Manhattan Project23. Hiroshima bombing24. Nagasaki bombing25. VJ Day26. Yalta Conference27. Nuremburg Trials28. Japanese Internment Camps in US29. Why we won WWII.henry kaiser- owner of a ship company. Made it possible for the US to make more ships than all other countries combined.
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