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By Jaxon Lawrence
European Theater: Pacific Theater:
Militarism 2.
beginning of WWII.
June 6, 1944 - D-Day
landings in Normandy, 2.
Harbor, Hawaii, bringing
the US into WWII.
June 4-7, 1942 - Battle
Imperialism 3.
France, give the Allies a
foothold in Europe.
February 4-11, 1945 -
of Midway marks a
turning point in the
Pacific War, as the US
Yalta Conference held defeats Japan in a naval
In Europe, the war ended on May 8, 1945, with The dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima was a
Germany's unconditional surrender to the Allied forces. controversial decision, but it ultimately brought about
This followed a series of military victories by the Allies, Japan's surrender and the end of the war. Looking
“Life in the camps was a
including the D-Day landings in Normandy and the cycle of hunger, humiliation,
back at these events, it's clear that the Pacific Theater
Battle of Stalingrad. In the Pacific, the war ended on
August 15, 1945, after the United States dropped
played a pivotal role in the outcome of World War II, and work that almost always
and it's important to remember the sacrifices made by
atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and
all those who fought and died during this time.
ended in death.”
Nagasaki. This led to Japan's surrender and the end of
the war.