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Annexation of Sudetenland
Germany marched and took over Sudetenland. They turned their government into theirs and ruled the country. (Source:https://www.britannica.com/place/Sudetenland) Video:https://study.com/academy/lesson/the-german-annexation-of-sudetenland.html -
Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor was a U.S naval air base near Honolulu, Hawaii. Japan surprised attacked Pearl Harbor.More then 2,400 american soldiers died that day..The U.S had their guard down because they thought they would not have been attacked so far away at home. This action resulted in the U.S declaring war on Japan. (Source: History) Video Link: https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/pearl-harbor -
The Philippines
The horror of the Japanese invasion was women were raped and tortured, babied were tossed into the air and hit like a baseball, and others were just simply buried alive. (Source: Los Angeles Times) -
Island Hopping
The key target of Island Hopping was to capture major airstrips. Also to cut off major supplies fro the Japanese. (Source:nationalww2museum) -
Battle of Midway
This was a clash between the U.S Naval and the Imperial Japanese navy. The U.S won and broke the spirit of the Japanese of winning the naval base. (Source:History) Video: https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-midway -
Guadalcanal
This was a first major offensive and important victory for the allied powers over the Pacific.U.S marines launched a surprise attack and took control of a naval air base under construction. Video:https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-guadalcanal (Source:History) -
Battle of Stalingrad
The battle of Stalingrad was one of the largest, longest, and bloodiest encounters in modern war. Nearly two million people were killed during the battle. Hitler ultimately wanted to take over Stalingrad because it was a city that had produced their artillery, good, and had many industrial plants. The outcome was that Hitler refused to surrender during the winter. Many of his soldiers died due to starvation (Source: History) Video: https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-stalingrad -
D-day
On June 6,1944 at 6:30 am. The united states invaded Normandy, France. The movement of D-Day was to free North-West Europe from the Nazi's.The span of D-Day was from June 6 to June 30, 1944.The outcome of D-Day was the allied forces won when Hitler refused to surrender. https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/d-day (Source: History) -
Meeting at Yalta
This meeting was a group of leaders that involved FDR, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin. They had gathered to decide the fate of Post-war Germany. (Source: History) Video:https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/yalta-conference -
Death of Hitler
Their are many ideas of how Hitler died. Some say he committed suicide and others say he escaped to Brazil.(Source: Washington Post) Video: https://www.history.com/news/hitler-death-cause-teeth-analysis -
Fall of Berlin
The Berlin wall was built to stop immigrants from coming in. 171 people were killed trying to get over the wall. GDR allowed people to come across the wall because the cold war was starting to happen. (Source: History) Videohttps://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/berlin-wall -
Los Alamos
The world's first atomic bomb was detonated 220 miles from Los Alamos Scientist successfully weaponized. (Source:https://www.lanl.gov/about/history-innovation/index.php) -
Hiroshima
An American B-29 bomber dropped the first atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima. The explosion wiped out 90% of the population.(Source:History) Video: https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/bombing-of-hiroshima-and-nagasaki -
Japanese Internment Camps
Franklin Roosevelt did an executive order 9066. It was people fro the Japanese decent that would be put into these camps.This act was one of the most violated acts of american civil rights in the 20th century.(Source:History) Video:https://www.timetoast.com/timelines/2189509/edit
