USA involvement in WWII

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USA involvement in WWII

Hideki Tojo (Prime Minister Japan) Organized the attack on Pearl Harbor and control of the Pacific Ocean

Japanese Aggression Need for raw materials (OIL) (oil 85% from USA) to create an empire Why? self-sufficient Dilemma: sever ties with Axis powers or go to war with USA

Pearl Harbor A surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii by the Japanese against the U.S. Pacific Fleet- December 7, 1941.

USS Arizona

Battle of Midway: A pivotal naval battles in the Pacific in June 1942. Battle of Guadalcanal: Island-hopping- gaining territory closer to the Japanese mainland 1942-45.

D-Day invasion of Normandy June 6th, 1944- the day that the Allied Forces invaded the Nazis on the beaches of Normandy, France.

Operation Overlord

(Designated) D-Day

Germany's Unconditional Surrender April 25, 1945- Hitler and his wife Eva Braun committed suicide May 8, 1945- General Eisenhower accepted unconditional surrender of the Third Reich- V-E Day (Victory in Europe Day) April 12, 1945- FDR dies and Harry Truman takes over the Presidency

V-E Day “Victory in Europe Day” May 8, 1945, Allies celebrate the defeat of Nazi Germany

V-J Day: Victory over Japan Day Nagaski and Hiroshima destroyed by Atomic Bombs Japanese Emperor Hirohito surrenders August 14, 1945