Major Events of WWII

1. The Pacific Theater

1.1. Fought largely between Japan and America

1.2. 4 million military deaths

1.3. 26 million civilian deaths

1.4. America dropped 2 atomic bombs

1.5. Pearl Harbor- 1941

1.6. Battle of the Coral Sea- 1942

1.7. Battle of Midway- 1942

2. The African Theater

2.1. Lasted from 1940-1943

2.2. Mainly fought between the Australia, Italy, Britain, and Germany

2.3. 400,000 people died

2.4. Many of the battles were fought in the desert

2.5. Germany lost this theater

2.6. Operation Torch- 1942

3. The European Theater

3.1. Eastern Front- 1941-1945

3.2. Western Front- 1940-1945

3.3. Battle of the Bulge-1944

3.4. Mainly Germany and Soviet Union fought against Britain and America

3.5. 30 million people died in the Eastern Front

3.6. 5.5 million people died in the Western Front