-
Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor took place on an island in Hawaii on Decemeber 7, 1941. The Japanese launched a suprise attack against the Americans, in which the Japanese bombed the ships hoping to dishearten the americans. Many man and ships were lost, but the americans rebuilt and avenged the losses that happened at Pearl Harbor. -
Period: to
WWII
-
Holocaust
used to describe the genocide of more than 6 million people, primarily jewish people. The persecutions were carried out in stages. Other groups such as the soviet prisoners, disabled people, homosexual and others were killed. -
Japanese internment
Japanese people were sent away to camps for fear of the people giving information to the enemy. Other groups werent sent to camps, such as germans. But the Japanese were treated much worse -
Battle Of Midway
considered one of the most important battles during WWII. American code-breakers were able to break japanese code and find out what there plans were. So this battle was a huge turining point in the war for the americans. -
End of Stalingrad
In the Soviet Union, the battle of stalingrad comes to an end with the official surrender the Germany's 6th army. Major event in WWII -
Japanese Balloon Bombs
First of 9,000 balloon bombs launched against America by the Japanese during the war. One balloon bomb kills six people near Lakeview in Oregon. -
Rome WWII
Allies enter rome from which the germans are quickly retreating. This marked the first major capture by the allies -
D-Day
U.S. troops were lead into the invasion of Normandy in france on June 6, 1944. The troops fought there way throught France and Beligium and eventually made it to Germany. Germany surrendered in 1945 -
Battle of the Bulge
Hitler's goal was to regain control of the east and force the allies into a negotiated peace treaty. The Americans suffered 75,000 losses, but the Germans suffered far more losses. -
Atomic Bomb
The enola gay was dropped on Hiroshima and caused devastating effects for the Japanese. It killed 78,000 people and injured 100,000 more.
