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Annexation of Sudentland
This was an event we’re Hitler took control over a part of Czechoslovakia leading up to World War II because it showed his aggressiveness towards control.
https://www.britannica.com/place/Sudetenland
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Pearl Harbour attack
On this date, Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, with the purpose of preventing us from entering World War II, which, in fact, did the opposite It led us to joining the allies. https://www.britannica.com/event/Pearl-Harbor-attack.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNV8enpVwok -
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Philippines
The Philippines campaign also known as the battle of the Philippines, or the fall of the Philippines, was the invasion of the Philippines by Japan, which, at that time was United States property. Ended in US victory.
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Pacific-War/The-invasion-of-the-Philippines
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Japanese interment camp
The result of the executive order 9066, in which many Japanese Americans were forced to be relocated, even if they were citizens. This was because the US feared that they would transfer information to Japan and discriminated them.
https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/japanese-american-relocation
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Battle of midway
This battle was between the US and Japan. It’s significance wise that it was a turning point because at this point the US had limited Japan’s control by preventing Japan from invading other territories in the Pacific.
https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/battle-midway
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Guadalcanal
The Guadalcanal Compain, also known as the battle of Guadalcanal, was a military campaign fought between August 7, 1942 to February 9, 1943. The allies took the victory by preventing Japan’s expansion to the Pacific.
https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Guadalcanal
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Stalingrad
This was an attempt of the Nazis in Germany, to take control of the city of Stalingrad in Russia, but they failed.
https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Stalingrad
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Island hopping
A strategy from the allies that consisted in capturing small islands of Japan’s property to slowly take over Japan.
https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/pacific-strategy-1941-1944
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D-Day
Also called designated day, D-day was a date where the allied forces launched a massive invasion to Normandy, France. This was to minimize German control over Europe, and drain their resources: block access to key military sites.
https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/d-day
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Meeting at Yalta
A conference between the leaders of the allied powers negotiating the postwar effects. This would include the formation of the United Nations and conclude Germany’s control.
https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/yalta-conference
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Hitler death
On this date, Adolf Hitler died by supposed suicide via a gunshot to the head when he realized that Germany will lose the battle of Berlin.
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/adolf-hitler-commits-suicide
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Los Alamos, New Mexico
A city in New Mexico in which do US was secretly creating an atomic bomb. This was called the Manhattan project.
https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/manhattan-project-science-at-los-alamos.htm
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Meeting at Potsdam
This was another meeting, also held by the allied powers to talk about other postwar affects, including the spread of democracy.
https://history.state.gov/milestones/1937-1945/potsdam-conf
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Hiroshima bombing
On this date, do US bombed Hiroshima and Nagasaki cities in Japan, because Japan was not willing to surrender after the attack they made on Pearl Harbor.
https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/bombing-of-hiroshima-and-nagasaki
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Fall of Berlin
The fall of Berlin happened after the battle of Berlin, which occurred from April 16, 1945, till May 2, 1945. The relevance of this event is that after this Germany surrendered to the Soviet union.
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Battle-of-Berlin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNCiHGcJzFg