Battle of the Bulge

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Battle of the Bulge

• Allied forces began to advance on Germany from
  the west
• Soviet forces advanced on Germany from the east
• Hitler now faces a war at 2 fronts
• He counterattacks in the west in hope of
  splitting up the British and U.S. supply lines
• German tanks broke through American defenses in
  Dec.

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Battle of the Bulge

• Even though the Americans were caught off guard,
  they were able to hold off the Germans
• Germans had to retreat
• After the battle, the war began to come to an end
• March of 1945, Allies rolled across the Rhine
  River
• In April, 3 million Allies came from the SW,
  Soviets came from the east

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Hitler Prepares for the End

• As the Allies approached Berlin, Hitler prepares
  for the end
• Marries Eva Braun
• Next day he and Braun commit suicide
• Their bodies carried outside and burned
• May 7, 1945 Eisenhower accepts Germany surrender
• V-E Day (Victory in Europe)

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Victory in the Pacific

• Fall of 1944, Allies move onto Japan
• MacArthur regains the Philippines
• To prevent Allied advancement, Japan goes after
  the US fleet in the Battle of Leyte Gulf
• Japan uses the kamikazes as an attempt to stop
  the fleet

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Iwo-Jima

• March of 1945 U.S. Marines take Iwo-Jima
• Took heavy losses
• By April, the U.S. move onto Okinawa in southern
  Japan
• Japan puts up a fight
• Japan looses 100,000 troops while the Americans
  lose 12,000

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Japan Surrenders

• Truman realizes to take Japan may cost many
  American lives
• Truman uses a new weapon known as the atomic bomb
• Truman warns the Japanese
• Aug. 6th the first bomb drop on Hiroshima
  (70-80,000 people die)
• Aug. 9th bomb hits Nagasaki (70,000 killed)
• Japan surrenders on Sept. 2nd

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