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The treaty was signed after the second bombing of Japan. Americans rejoiced after hearing the good news.

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Dropping of the second atomic bomb on Nagasaki.

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One battle during are island hopping was in April of 1945. Iwo Jima was defended by 23,000 Japanese army and navy troops, and it was attacked by three marine divisions after preparatory air and naval bombardment.The Japanese fought from an elaborate network of caves, dugouts, tunnels, and underground installations that were difficult to find and destroy. This was hard but won battle of the U.S.

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The Battle of Okinawa was code named Operation Iceberg. Was the largest amphibious assault in the Pacific Theater. The U.S. planned to us Okinawa to build a base for air operations. This would be used to attack Japan's mainland. Both sides lost considerable amounts but the U.S. prevailed.

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Battle of Leyte Gulf was fought near the waters of the Philippines Sea and was considered by some as the largest naval battle of WWII

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Battle of Midway is one of the most decisive U.S. victories against Japan during World War II–begins. When the Battle of Midway ended, Japan had lost four carriers, a cruiser and 292 aircraft, and suffered an estimated 2,500 casualties.The U.S. lost the Yorktown, the destroyer USS Hammann, 145 aircraft and suffered approximately 300 casualties. This battle is what crippled the Japanese fleet. This also led to the victory over Japan in the war.

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Battle of Guadalcanal
First major offensive and a decisive victory for the Allies. Surprise attack to take the island.

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Battle of the Coral Sea
Major naval battle between the Imperial Japanese Navy and the combined naval and air forces of the U.S. and Australia.

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U.S. surrender of the Bataan Peninsula on the main Philippine island of Luzon to the Japanese during World War II , the 75,000 Filipino and American troops on Bataan were forced to make an 65-mile march to prison camps.

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Pearl Harbor

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Pearl Harbor
A U.S. naval base near Honolulu. Was the target of a surprise attack by the Japanese. Crippled 20 American ships and more than 300 planes. Killed 2,403 people, wounding another 1,000. Addressed by Franklin D. Roosevelt as "A date which will live in infamy" leading to the U.S. involvement in WWII.

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Japanese invade Manchuria

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Seizure of Manchuria
The Japanese invasion of Manchuria began on the 18th.