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The Philippines - Cable Landing Station EAC Phase 2, Naic, Cavite, Philippines

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The Philippines - Cable Landing Station EAC Phase 2, Naic, Cavite, Philippines

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The Philippines - Cable Landing Station EAC Phase 2, Naic, Cavite, Philippines

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On December 8, 1941 the Japanese launched an invasion of the Philippines to remove the U.S forces stationed there to straighten their position from attacks from the sea.

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On December 7, 1941 the Japanese launched a surprise attack on our naval base at pearl harbor. They caused massive damage and sank multiple of our battleships. This marked out entrance into the war.

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On December 8, 1941 the U.S launched an invasion of Wake Island. This was one of many invasions to capture islands on the way to mainland Japan.

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On September 1, 1939 the Japanese seized control of territories controlled by the U.S and the British allowing them to create part of their "Backyard".

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On May 4, 1942 the Japanese engaged in a naval battle against the U.S fleet. This was the first time during the war where the Japanese felt any major losses of aircraft/ships.

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Midway Atoll, United States Minor Outlying Islands

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Midway Atoll, United States Minor Outlying Islands

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Midway Atoll, United States Minor Outlying Islands

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On June 4, 1942 the Japanese attempted to launch a surprise attack on the U.S navy to eliminate the rest of their aircraft carriers. Unfortunately for the Japanese the U.S had information the Japanese didn't know about with allowed us to win and push the Japanese back after being severely crippled.

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On August 7, 1942 the first ground invasion by the U.S was performed. The U.S decided on Guadalcanal as they had an airfield that could be used for air attacks. It also served as a starting point to push through the island chain.

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On November 20, 1943 the Tarawa island was attacked and captured on the 23rd. This was one of many islands attacked during the Pacific campaign.

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Marshall Islands Resort, Delap-Uliga-Djarrit, Majuro Atoll, RMI

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Marshall Islands Resort, Delap-Uliga-Djarrit, Majuro Atoll, RMI

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Marshall Islands Resort, Delap-Uliga-Djarrit, Majuro Atoll, RMI

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In February 1944 the United States launched a campaign to capture the Marshall Islands, focusing on Kwajalein and Eniwetok Atolls.

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On December 13, 1937 The rape of Nanking was a showing of how awful the Japanese were twardes non-Japanese. The Japanese army proceeded to slaughter and rape the people of Nanking because they surrendered instead of fighting with their lives.

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Manchuria China&Russia Trade Area, Manzhouli, Hulunbuir, China

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Manchuria China&Russia Trade Area, Manzhouli, Hulunbuir, China

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Manchuria China&Russia Trade Area, Manzhouli, Hulunbuir, China

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Manchuria was invaded on September 18, 1931 and was the first area to be invaded by the Japanese during the Japanese invasion of China. This caused the U.S to restrict the amount for trade going to China and gave the Japanese two options. To stop their invasion and restore trode or continue and be cut off completely.

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Iwo Jima, Iōjima, Ogasawara, Tokyo, Japan

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The Battle of Iwo Jima (February 19 - March 26 1945)

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The Battle of Iwo Jima (February 19 - March 26 1945)

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The Battle of Iwo Jima was one of the last battles fought between the Japanese and the Americans in the Pacific. It was also one of the bloodiest battles for both sides. The reason for this is due to the island's close proximity to the Japanese home islands, and the fact that the Japanese considered it to be part of their nation. The horrific casualties experienced by the Americans helped reinforced the sense of how terrible and costly an invasion of the actual Japanese islands would be.

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The Battle of Iwo Jima (19 February - 26 March 1945) was a major battle in which the United States Marine Corps landed on and eventually captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) during World War II.