World War 2

Annexation of Sudetenland

Oct 1, 1938

Sudetenland was assigned to Germany in October of 1938, and portion was annexed in 1939. Oct 1-10 1938

Pearl Harbor

Dec 7, 1941

A surprise military strike by the Japanese upon the United States.

Island- hopping

1942

A military strategy made by the allies in the Pacific War against Japan.

Japanese Internment Camps

1942

Established by FDR through his Executive Order 9066. Ended in 1945

Battle of Midway

Jun 4, 1942

Navel battle in the Pacific that took place 6 months after Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor. Ended 6/7/1942

Guadalcanal

Aug 7, 1942

Codenamed Operation Watchtower by American forces. First major offensive. Ended 2/9/1943.

Stalingrad

Aug 23, 1942

The largest confrontation of World War 2. Ended 2/2/1943.

D- day

Jun 6, 1944

Allied invasion of Normand in Operation Overload

Meeting at Yalta

Feb 4, 1945

WW2 meeting of the heads of government to discuss the postwar recognization of Germany and Europe. 2/11/1945

Fall of Berlin

Apr 16, 1945

One of the last major offensives of the European Theater of WW2. Ended 5/2/1945

Death of Hitler

Apr 30, 1945

Hitler killed himself in Berlin Germany in 1945

Los Alamos

Jul 16, 1945

Famous federal government laboratory. Birthplace of the atomic bomb.

Meeting at Potsdam

Jul 17, 1945

Last of the WW2 meetings held by the Big Three heads of state. Ended 8/2/1945.

Hiroshima

Aug 6, 1945

A city in Japan that was largely destroyed by an atomic bomb.

The Philippines

Dec 8, 1945

Invasion of the Philippines by Japan 9 hours after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Ended 5/8/1942.