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Annexation of Sudetenland
The League of Nations annexed the outer rim of Czechoslovakia to Germany because they said it was rightfully their's. Here's a youtube video about the annexation.
https://youtu.be/JaiAkLNFEzk This is an article i got my information from.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_occupation_of_Czechoslovakia#:~:text=The%20German%20occupation%20of%20Czechoslovakia,parts%20of%20the%20former%20Czechoslovakia. -
Pearl Harbor
Japan bombed our naval base on Pearl Harbor, and there were numerous casualties. After this attack The US joined WW2 This is a video that shows a reenactment of Pearl Harborhttps://youtu.be/_-H-4D0fJA8 Here is an article I got my info from.
https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/path-pearl-harbor -
Island Hopping
This was a military strategy to free island's that Japan had taken over. The US would hop from island to island and fight. Here's a video about it
https://youtu.be/CBHfoQsF2Y4 Here's the article I got my info from
https://www.studentsofhistory.com/war-in-the-pacific#:~:text=More%20than%202%2C000%20people%20were,known%20as%20%E2%80%9CIsland%20Hopping%E2%80%9D. -
Japanese Internment Camps
The Government feared there were Japanese spies in America FDR decreed that Japanese be put in Internment camps until further notice. Here's a video about it
https://youtu.be/yVyIa11ZtAE Here's the article I got my info from
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internment_of_Japanese_Americans -
Battle of Midway
The Biggest battle out West that America fought against Japan. The US won and put Japan on defense for the first time. Here's a video of what most likely occurred
https://youtu.be/Z9GAYEDzEeg Here's the article I got my info from
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Midway -
Stalingrad
The Battle of Stalingrad was a Allied victory that pushed The Axis Powers into defense. It also was Hitler's first loss.
These are video about Stalingrad
https://youtu.be/BTvGFuBr1Ec
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https://youtu.be/EoU2Mu6oIWY Here's an article that I got my info from.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Stalingrad -
Guadalcanal
A battle on the Western Front against Japan. It was the First Allied Victory against Japan. Here's a video about The Battle of Guadalcanal
https://youtu.be/7GGlanaHY-o This is the article I got my info from
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guadalcanal_campaign#:~:text=The%20Guadalcanal%20campaign%2C%20also%20known,theater%20of%20World%20War%20II. -
D-Day
The Allies Invasion plan to Germany began on D-day. Men stormed the beaches of Normandy, France to end the war Here's a video of a soldier speaking about D-Day
https://youtu.be/P2guZfCuvWk Here's an article i got my info from
https://www.army.mil/d-day/ -
The Philippines
The Philippines were taken over by Japan. Any American was taken to camps and so were civilians. Here's a video about it
https://youtu.be/W3tgVPtk7hM Here's the article I got my info from
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_history_of_the_Philippines_during_World_War_II -
Meeting at Yalta
All the leaders of the Allied Powers meetup. They met to negotiate and organize postwar reorganization. Here's a video about it
https://youtu.be/CcHbOtTQxWE Here's the article I got my info from
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yalta_Conference -
Death of Hitler
Hitler knew his inevitable loss, so he consumed a cyanide pill. He also shot his wife. Here's video about it
https://youtu.be/EIJuBRb-6kg Here's an article I got my info from
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/adolf-hitler-commits-suicide-in-his-underground-bunker -
Fall of Berlin
The Berlin Wall dividing East and West Germany fell. It was a sign of the fall of Communism in Germany This is a video about The Fall of Berlin https://youtu.be/XyDGbeGMS60 This is an article I got my info from
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-50013048#:~:text=It%20was%20on%209%20November,travel%20easier%20for%20East%20Germans. -
Los Alamos
1945 was when the Los Alamos Laboratory started. 7/16/1945 was when the atomic bomb was tested. Here's a video about the subject
https://youtu.be/axkQ4UjTc8M Here's the article I got my info from
https://www.lanl.gov/about/history-innovation/ -
Meeting At Potsdam
This meeting was all for Germany. It was held in Germany with all the Allied leaders and they decided how to administer Germany. Here's a video about it
https://youtu.be/1CURyKYXNSs Here's the article I got my info from
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potsdam_Conference -
Hiroshima
America nuked the Japanese city of Japan. It was to end the war without a high number of american casualties. Here's a video about it
https://youtu.be/1_Sc5GeDkGc Here's an article I got my info from
https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/atomic-bomb-hiroshima#:~:text=On%20the%20morning%20of%20August,the%20Japanese%20city%20of%20Hiroshima.