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Victory of the Allies

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Initially, the United States was hesitant to join in World War 2 even though their Allies--Great Britain and the Soviet Union--were already involved in fighting in Europe.  On a quiet Sunday morning, more than 500 Japanese fighters and bombers attacked the American Naval Base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. In little more than an hour, the surprise attack killed more than two thousand Americans and significantly damaged the American war fleet in the Pacific. President Roosevelt announced that that date, December 7, 1941, was “a date which will live in infamy.” 

Once America joined the war, it truly became a global conflict, with participants from every populated continent. The United States, along with Great Britain, France, and the Soviet Union became known as the Allied Forces, while Germany, Japan, and Italy were the Axis Powers.
America decided first to focus on the threat from Hitler. 1942 marked the turning point in the war. American soldiers and military might of the factory workers joined the effort while Germany was forced to fight enemies on all sides.
 

By 1945, Germany was in ruin. Allied bombers destroyed cities from the air, while their armies marched across Germany. The nation was completely devastated. When Hitler learned the enemy was within thirty miles of his underground bunker, he shot himself to death. The Nazi terror was over.  But the war in the Pacific continued.

Create a 3 panel cartoon in toondoo showing the attack on Pearl Harbor

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In Edmodo, send me a direct message in the form of a proposal to send to Japan BEFORE they attack Pearl Harbor trying to convince them not to attack.