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Joseph Stalin the leader of the Soviet Union with a communist government. Stalin was a brutal man who murdered or imprisoned millions of innocent people from the Soviet Union. Benito Mussolini the leader of Italy was a former journalist and formed the Fascist Party. Adolf Hitler a Nazi dictator was the one who had planed the next world war. General Hideki Tojo and Emperor Hirohito the leaders of Japan became very aggressive and militarist in the 1930’s and was a constitutional monarchy. All of these leaders promised to make them Greater. Stalin and Hitler had signed the nonaggression act saying that they wouldn’t fight during the war but Hitler when back on his word.

"World War 2 Leaders." __www.2worldwar2.com.__.

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Pearl Harbor

Japanese airplanes had bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. The Japanese aerial attacks were successful but their submarines had failed to finish off the wounded ships. There were 2,335 servicemen and 68 civilian and 1178 wounded after the bombing. After the attack on Pearl Harbor Britain and the US declared war on Japan. FDR in his inaugural speech had said “December 7, 1941, a date which will live in infamy”

Anderson, Erik. "Pearl Harbor Facts." __www.erikanderson.net.__.

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3 Fronts

World War II was fought on three fronts. North Africa, Europe, and the Pacific were the three fronts. North Africa was getting took over by Italy until the US moved them out. The Pacific (Japan) was a threat to the US after Pearl Harbor. Europe was the biggest threat of all. The US focused mainly on Europe because the US saw them as more of a threat.

"Eastern Front (World War II)." __wikipedia.org.__ 10 May. 2010. . []

D-Day

D-Day ( Day-Day) was the most important battle of World War II. June 6, 1944 in Normandy, France was the turning point of the war. This is because the Allies moved the Germans out of Northern France. The British, Americans, and Canadian troops were involved in liberating France from Germany. Some code names they used were Utah, Omaho, Gold, and Juno.

"D-Day." __www.pbs.org.__ 2009..

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VE Day & FDR

VE Day stands for Victory in Europe Day which happened on 5/8/1945. The reason for VE Day was because of Germany surrendering and stopping the was in Europe. Germany surrendered because of their leader Adolf Hitler committing suicide. FDR was elected in 1944 his 4th term but shortly died after being in. After FDR’s death VP Harry S. Truman became the president.

"Victory In Europe Day." __www.freebase.com.__.

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Philippines In the Philippines, Japan had tried to invade on December 8, 1941 but FDR told them to leave. Japan left but General Douglas Mac Arthur said “I shall return”. General Douglas kept his word and returned to the Philippines. The Japanese would use guerilla tactics throughout the war. They would dig road pits, took weapons and ammo, and chained their rifles to themselves. "The Philippines December 8, 1941 - May 8, 1942 - World War II Multimedia Database." //World War II Multmedia Database//. Web. 10 May 2010. .



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Island Hopping/ Battle of Leyte Gulf

The US used a tactic called Island hopping which is where we would go from each island take it over and move to the next island. The Battle of Leyte Gulf had a big impact in the war. Japan had lost their major stand in the Philiphines. This battle also hurt the Japanese military. In the end the Philipines gained their independence from the US.

"Island Hopping." //United States History//. Web. 10 May 2010. .



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Battle of Midway/ Guadalcanal

This battle could’ve turned the tables for a little if the US hadn’t decoded a letter they found. The letter had talked about the Japanese attacking our fleets of ships and stopping them. The Japanese had tried to defend the Guadalcanal northeast of Australia. Their attempts to defend failed because they had no offense and very little defense.

"Battle of Midway: June 4 - 6, 1942." //USS Enterprise CV-6//. Web. 10 May 2010. [].



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Problems the US faced

The US had many problems over in the Philippines. We were not use to the weather because it was extremely hot. Diseases caused a big problem because we hadn’t seen some of them yet. Japanese would dig caves into mountains making it hard to see where they were. As the US troops landed they got killed from the Japanese in the caves.

"United States Home Front during World War II." //Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia//. Web. 10 May 2010. [].



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Dropping the NUKES

Testing for the nuke started outside of Alamogordo, New Mexico July 1945. Truman had 6 options on what to do with the war which were invade the Japanese mainland, hold a demonstration of the destructive powers of the atomic bomb for Japanese leaders, drop bomb on selected Japanese industrial cities, bomb and blockade the islands, wait for Russia to enter the war on August 15, mediate a compromise, and/or saving American lives and ending the war quickly. August 6, 1945 at 8:15a.m. a B-29 by the name of the Enola Gay took off from Tinian and headed toward Japan. The Enola Gay carried a 9700 pound Uranium bomb nicknamed “Little Boy” to bomb Hiroshima.

"Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki." //Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia//. Web. 10 May 2010. .



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