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FDR was fighting bad health since 1940 at least with paralysis and physical exertion. He was a smoker with high blood pressure and a long term heart disease. Roosevelt replaced Henry Wallace with Harry s. Truman. In the 44 election they won 53% of votes and 36 states against Senator Thomas Dewey. On April 2nd 1945 he died after saying “I have a terrific headache.” That’s when Harry Truman took over presidency.
VE day means victory of europe day. it was the end of the nazis, it was on may 8, 1945.
battle of quarrel sea was a battle with us and japan and we won. it was the first time japan hadnt won and that was a big victory for the united states. this was in may of 1942. battle of midway- took place in june 1942, japan thought they could beat us and we werent ready for the battle. japan tried to luer us into a trap but we didnt fall for it and ended up winning that battle. after the battle of midway we didnt lose hardly any battles in the rest of the war. the battle of midway is by hawaii.
the phillipines december 7, 1941- it was a huge offensive day for the japanise.
the patton death march- many captuered soldiers were taken to pow camps and forced to walk until they died of exhaustion or starvation. it was the worst massacre of the war.
heroshemah- feb 19 1945 the battle lasted a little over a month. mount serabochi is the mountain on the island.
quarrell sea is right beside austraila
okinawa-is a little island right by japan. it was the biggest war in the pacific islands.
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