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Period 3
Battle of Iwo Jima (February 19 - March 26, 1945)
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 during World War II.The American invasion, designated "Operation Detachment", had the goal of capturing the entire island, including the three Japanese-controlled airfields
Battle of Okinawa (April 1 - June 22, 1945)
was a series of battles fought in the Japanese Ryukyu Islands, centered on the island of Okinawa, and included the largest amphibious assault in the Pacific War during World War II. Allies were planning to use Okinawa as a base for air operations for the planned invasion of the Japanese home islands
Attack on pearl Harbor (December 7, 1945)
The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor on the morning of December 7, 1941. The attack, also known as the Battle of Pearl Harbor, led to the United States' entry into World War II.
Battle of the Coral Sea ( May 4-8 1942)
A major naval battle between the Imperial Japanese Navy and naval and air forces from the United States and Australia, taking place in the Pacific Theater of World War II. The battle is historically significant as the first action in which aircraft carriers engaged each other, as well as the first in which neither side's ships fired directly upon the other.
Battle of Berlin (April 16 - May 2, 1945)
This battle was the final major offensive of the European theatre of World War II. Two Soviet fronts attacked Berlin from the east and south, while a third overran German forces positioned north of Berlin.
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