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Annexation of Sudetenland
The Munich conference resulted in France and Britain allowing Germany to seize control of part of Czechoslovakia without political repercussions. Neither czech or the USSR were invited. Hitler promised this would be his last expansion but this proved untrue. https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-the-munich-agreement-and-the-road-to-world-war-ii-80-years-ago-5956953/ -
Pearl Harbor
Surprise bombing by japan of american naval base in hawaii. Resulted in america entering world war 2 https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/pearl-harbor -
The Philippines
Just a day after pearl harbor japan launched an attack on the american controlled philippines. Ended with a japanese victory. https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2020/02/05/this-brutal-world-war-ii-battle-holds-lessons-for-future-pacific-fights/ -
Japanese internment camps
FDR passed an executive order that put citizens of japanese descent into camps. This was to curb fears the japanese living on the west coast could help the empire of japan in world war 2 https://www.history.com/news/japanese-internment-camp-wwii-photos -
Island Hopping
Allies came up with a plan to take over japanese control of the pacific by taking over islands and establishing bases there that they would then use to stage an attack on mainland japan. The plan mainly focused on weaker islands that would be easier to capture before going to more heavily controlled ones https://www.livescience.com/battle-of-iwo-jima-1945.html -
Battle of Midway
Decisive naval battle against japan in the pacific. Japan used kamikaze pilots to suicide attack american ships. Battle was easier for the us because their cryptographers were able to decode the date of the planned attack https://news.yahoo.com/heres-battle-midway-crushed-japanese-050000196.html -
Guadalcanal
Allies first major land offensive in the pacific. Plan was to capture the islands of guadalcanal and tulagi in order to use them as bases to capture more islands as part of the island hopping strategy. https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-guadalcanal -
Stalingrad
Largest battle of world war 2. Fight between the ussr and germany. Resulted in german victory and allowed them to win ww2 https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/nightlife/the-battle-of-stalingrad/11922468 -
Los Alamos lab founded
Department of energy lab established in 1943 to study making a new kind of bomb. Brought in scientists from all around the world. 27 months later they had successfully built the atom bomb https://www.lanl.gov/museum/discover/history.php -
D-day
United states landings on the coast of normandy. Divided into 5 main landing areas. Largest seaborne invasion in history https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/d-day -
Meeting at yalta
Meeting to discuss how to manage Europe after world war 2.
Failed to stop the cold war and the ussr did not get everything it wanted https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/the-yalta-conference-at-seventy-five-lessons-from-history/ -
The Death of Hitler
After the soviets invade berlin hitler flees to his air raid bunker. He commits suicide soon after https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/death-of-hitler-video -
Fall of Berlin
Last battle in Europe of ww2. Soviet forces captured the city. Many german leaders including hitler killed themselves or fled to south america at the time http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwtwo/berlin_01.shtml -
Meeting at potsdam
Meeting with the USA, Britain and the soviet Union where they discussed how to manage Germany after World war 2. Was held at the former emperor of Germany's palace https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/potsdam-conference -
Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings
Americans drop an atomic bomb on Hiroshima which irradiates the city. Killed 80 thousand people immediately. 3 days later Nagasaki was bombed as well. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/08/hiroshima-atomic-bomb-nuclear-attack-changed-history-190806100602771.html -
Sources
Wikipedia, History.com, google, encyclopedia Britannica.
