Презентация на тему: Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor History of legendary US naval base
US became involved in a devastating world conflict
The Axis powers had established a firm foothold prior to American entry into the conflict
On the 7th of December, 1941 Japan made a surprise, attack on the American naval base at Pearl Harbor and the US entered the war
On the 8th of December, 1941 the US, led by president, Franklin D. Roosevelt, declared war on the Axis powers
On the 26th of January, 1942 first American forces arrived in Great Britain
On the 4th of June, 1942 was American naval victory at Battle of Midway
On the 1st of April 1945 US troops encircle Germans in the Ruhr
On the 6th of August US dropped atomic bomb on Hiroshima
On the 9th of August US dropped atomic bomb on Nagasaki in Japan
The United States lost 418 000 people in the Second World War
