What is the significance of Pearl Harbor and the US

entering WWII?

ZinaKaren

Pearl Harbor

•Pearl Harbor was Greatest Air attack over the Oceans ever seen. •7 December 1941 •Secret attack planned by Japanese

Pearl Harbor: Japanese Attack

They Came in 2 waves, 1st at 7:40 from the west, 2nd at 8:50 from the east

Involved 6 major battleships

420 planes

Fast battle ships

Cruisers

Destroyers

Large submarines equipped with mini subs for close to shore harbored ships

Pearl Harbor: After Effects on America

Had set up “Battleship Row” in which they had some of their strongest ships.

Japanese attempted to crush them all (9 ships where sunk)

Main targets hit where: Navy ships 8 sunk Aircrafts 2/3 where

destroyed/out of use Docks/harbors Navy yards 2400

Americans killed

Battle of the Coral Sea

•Japanese goal was to invade Port Moresby•Japan was forced to cancel their Port Moresby seaborne invasion. •2 carrier was eliminated for the upcoming Midway operation

Battle of Midway

•June 4-7 of 1942•It was a Major tuning point of the Pacific War•The Japanese Goal was to knock out the American defenses and establish a Japanese airbase •US were able to took offensive after their victory

D- Day

•June 6 of 1944•Major turning point of WWII •Great Britain, American and Canada invaded the beaches of Normandy, France.

D-Day

•Able to get a firm hold on Hitler’s “fortress Europe”•US force was center of Omaha beach •Able to overrun the German beach defenses by July 25

Battle of the Bulge

•December 16 of 1944 to end of January of 1945•Hitler intension was to separate Britain troop from the US troop enable to seize power at Antwerp•Largest battle fought by the US, 600,000 men

US contribution

•Increasing streams of supplies from the US were reaching anti-axis fighting force throughout the world •Helped Britain survive 1940 by providing destroyer •Collaborating in North Africa, invasion of Italy and then France •Nuclear weapon that made the Japanese surrender.  

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