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Annexation of Sudetenland
This is the first land given to Hitler. The agreement was that Hitler got land and in turn Hitler would not invade the rest of Czechoslovakia. That didn’t happen. Picture/Video https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/adolf-hitler-on-the-sudetenland-crisis-video -
Pearl Harbor
This was an attack on The USA by the Japanese. They bombed a military base located in Oahu Island, Hawaii. This is what pulled America into the war. Picture/Video https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/pearl-harbor -
The Philippines
Japan invaded The Philippines. The capture of The Philippines is considered one of the worst American defeats in history. 23k American deaths and 100k Filipino Deaths. Pcture/Video https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/all-american-forces-in-the-philippines-surrender-unconditionally -
Japanese Internment Camps
These were used to house Japanese-Americans. They were discriminated against due to Pearl Harbor. They almost like prison camps. Pcture/Video https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/japanese-american-relocation -
Battle of Midway
Naval battle in the Pacific Theatre of WWII.It was fought almost entirely aerial. The victory here allowed for a surprise attack later in the war. Picture/Video https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-midway -
Stalingrad
This was the bloodiest battle of WWII between Russia and Nazi Germany. The Russian victory turned the war in favor of The Allies. Picture/Video https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-stalingrad -
Guadalcanal
This was a battle with the end goal of capturing a major Japanese base. This was carried out by mainly Americans on the Pacific theatre. The attack was a success as The
Allies had captured the base. Pcture/Video https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-guadalcanal -
D-Day
Allied powers landed on the beaches of Normandy. Their goal was to liberate France from the Germans. Pcture/Video https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/d-day -
Meeting at Yalta
This was a meeting for the Allied powers to decide what happens to Germany. They decided that Germany would be split into four zones. They also decided that Stalin would attack Japan. Picture/Video https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/yalta-conference -
Island-hopping
Island-Hopping is a strategy used by the USA in order to sneakily get to their destination. They would jump from island to island sneakily. Picture https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leapfrogging_(strategy)
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Fall of Berlin
One of the last major offensives of the Soviet Union. The Red Army attacked Berlin in hopes of gaining control of it. The Red Army started by circling the city and then shelling the center. Picture/Video https://www.history.com/news/the-final-push-to-berlin-the-history-behind-fury -
Death of Hitler
Hitler married his wife the day before he died. He then killed his wife, then swallowed a cyanide capsule and finally shot himself in the head. Pcture/Video https://www.history.com/news/hitler-death-cause-teeth-analysis -
Los Alamos
This is where the Atom Bomb was being built. It mainly helped with the research rather than the construction. It’s existence was announced post-WWII Picture https://www.lanl.gov/about/history-innovation/index.php
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Meeting at Potsdam
This is the meeting that determined the post war terms. The meeting consisted of “The Big Three” - Stalin, Churchill and Truman. They decided to “Disarm” Germany and how to change the borders. Picture/Video https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/potsdam-conference -
Hiroshima
After Japan refused to surrender, The USA sent a bomb over Hiroshima and dropped an atomic bomb. This was the strongest bomb at the time. Picture/Video https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/bombing-of-hiroshima-and-nagasaki