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The Thin Line 1945

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The Thin Line 1945 began the year of increasing tensions between many countries as the war fell onto its sixth year. After the defeat of the Axis Powers in Europe, the focus had been turned toward the war in Asia and the Pacific in which the Allied Forces of Great Britain, Australia, and the USA were in conflict with the Axis power of Japan. The war had been put on hold so that Germany could be defeated in Europe instead of focusing on both fronts at once. When Japan entered the war, it began by cowardly attacking Hawaii while the city was asleep or worshipping. Japan murdered many men and women and took out a significant amount of our planes and ships docked in Pearl Harbor. After America was able to take a deep breath by focusing her anger on the Germans, she was still hungry for Japanese …show more content…

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