Relier Pairs Course of World War 2Version en ligne World War II, also called Second World War, conflict that involved virtually every part of the world during the years 1939–45. par Luis Castellanos 1 CAUSE: The war on the Pacific continues and the battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa will take place, but will escalate in violence 2 CAUSE: On December 7, 1941, the Japanese launched their attack on Pearl Harbor, one of the islands of Hawaii 3 CAUSE: After the declaration of war on Japan, the U.S. attacked by bombing the capital city, Tokyo. 4 CAUSE: Germany had finally surrendered, and the only remaining Axis power was Japan. Harry Truman the new American president, had to make a decision. He was eager to finish the war. 5 CAUSE: France fell to Germany 6 CAUSE: Japan decided to go over the Pacific on an imperialist and expansionist camapign CONSEQUENCE: The U.S. (military, Congress, civilians) united and supported a war against Japan. The Islationism era was over. CONSEQUENCE: Suicidal Japanese troops and Kamikaze pilots will try to stop the U.S. advance but will fail CONSEQUENCE: The U.S. dropped two atomic bombs on Japan to force them to surrender CONSEQUENCE: Japan saw the opportunity and seized Indochina. CONSEQUENCE: The U.S. reponded to this by freezing Japanese assets and impossing an oil embargo CONSEQUENCE: Japan replied by attacking the Midway island. This action would increase the defensive perimeter against the U.S.
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