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Japan attacked the United States Pacific fleet at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii.

The attack prevented the United States from interfering with Japanese military operations for a short time.

America declared war on Japan in response.

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American Naval victory at the Battle of Midway.

This was a turning point in WWII.

The Japanese fleet took a hard hit and turned back.

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The United States attacked Japan in the Solomon Islands, forcing the Japanese to withdraw from the island of Guadalcanal.

The Japanese suffered a hard loss to their military assets.

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The United States liberated the Philippines through a series of air strikes and bombings on the Japanese.

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At the battle of Iwo Jima, American ships and aircrafts attacked first, followed by the marines who struggled to attack the Japanese who were hiding in bunkers and underground tunnels.

Nearly 20,000 Japanese and 6,825 Americans were killed.

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The United States wanted to force Japan to surrender as soon as possible to minimize American casualties so their forces dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

It is approximated that 120,000-200,000 people were killed by the explosions.

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Japan formally surrenders to Great Britain, the Soviet Union, and the United States who had been occupying the country since mid-August.