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WWII Overview

By alyseconsiglio
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    The US in WWII Overview

    Overview of some important WWII dates

  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor
    Japan bombs Pearl Harbor

  • War is Declared

    The United States declares war on Japan, entering World War II.

  • North Africa

    US and British troops land at several points on the beaches of Algeria and Morocco in French North Africa.

  • Land in Italy

    US and British troops land on Sicily.

  • D-Day

    D-Day
    More on DDayBritish and US troops successfully land on the Normandy beaches of France, opening a “Second Front” against the Germans.

  • Paris

    Allied troops reach Paris.

  • Phillipines

    US troops land in the Philippines.

  • Surrender

    Germany surrenders to the western Allies.

  • Hiroshima

    The United States drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima.

  • Nagasaki

    The United States drops an atomic bomb on Nagasaki.

  • WWII Ends

    Having agreed in principle to unconditional surrender on August 14, 1945, Japan formally surrenders, ending World War II.