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Annexation of Sudetenland
Hitler marched to Sudetenland and took over. He demanded self-determination for all Germans in Czechoslovakia.
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Pearl Harbor
Surprise attack by Japan against the US navy base in Hawaii. This attack led to the US entering the war. (https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/pearl-harbor) -
The Philippines
Just 10 hours after the attack on Pearl Harbor Japan launched a surprise attack on the Philippines. On December 22 Japanese troops lead further south quickly overcoming the US troops.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70t4-M7fPN0 -
Japanese Interment Camps
The US was worried that the Japanese-Americans were spies and would not be loyal to the United States that they put them in camps.
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Island Hopping
Island hopping was a military strategy by the Allies in the Pacific War against Japan. The Allies would go from island to island and take down Japan. .https://www.nationalww2museum.org/visit/exhibits/road-tokyo/island-hopping -
Battle of Midway
The battle of Midway was a naval battle in Pacific Theater. Just 6 months after Peal Harbor the US defeated the Japanese in this battle. This was a very important turning point in the Pacific. https://warontherocks.com/2013/09/the-importance-of-the-battle-of-midway/ -
Battle of Guadalcanal
This battle was the first major win victory for the Allies in the Pacific Theater. The victory gave US the control of supply lines to Australia.
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Battle of Stalingrad
The Battle of Stalingrad was Germany and the Allies fighting for the control of Stalingrad. It became the largest confrontation in World War 2.
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D-Day
Allied forces invaded northern France by landing on the beaches of Normandy. Also known as "Operation Overlord." The longest seaborne invasion in history.
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Meeting at Yalta
Winston Churchill, Stalin, and Franklin D. Roosevelt met in February and discussed and planned post-war world. They also agreeed to demand Germany to surrender.
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Fall of Berlin
The Fall of Berlin was the last major battle in Europe. The Soviet army overwhelmed the German army and defeated them. It resulted in Germanys surrender.
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Death of Hitler
Hitler moved into a bunker in a underground complex. At 3:30 on April 30 Hitler and his wife shot themselves and Germany fell. http://time.com/3829048/death-of-hitler-history/ -
Los Alamos
In Los Alamos New Mexico the US successfully tested the atomic bomb. Code name the Manhattan Project.
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Meeting at Potsdam
Churchhill, Stalin, and Roosevelt got together to negotiate the end of the war.
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Hiroshima
US dropped the first atomic bomb in Hiroshima Japan. One of the leading caused of Japans surrender. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1946/08/31/hiroshima
