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Annexation of Sudetenland
Germans were under Czechoslovak rule and exploited the dissatisfaction they had for the Sudetenland. The Nazi party discriminated ethnic groups who practiced in the Czech regions.The Nazis continued to have hostile breakouts and provocative incidents and took down the Sudetenland. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=71RjIejjiEw -
Pearl Harbor
A surprise attack by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service on the U.S Naval base in Hawaii. Hundreds of Japanese planes descended and damaged almost 20 ships. More than 2,000 Americans died. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=A2kSnlS4xX8 -
The Philippines
The Philippines were attacked by Japanese forces. This happened 9 hours after the Japanese attacked our naval base in Pearl Harbor. Three years later the Allies took the islands from Japanese control. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=X9a6ehG_EoA -
Stalingrad
This was a battle between the Germany and the Soviet Union. The battle ended with the Germans surrendering. This was a huge turning point for the Allies. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-Y7HeYmR7M0 -
Japanese Internment Camps
After the bombing of Pearl Harbor everyone in the US was afraid and began to discriminate the Japanese. If you had any ancestry of being Japanese it looked Japanese you were sent to camps. These camps were not abusive but the Japanese were called harsh names and not fed well. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hI4NoVWq87M -
Island Hopping
Island hopping was a military strategy used by the Allied powers in WWII. It was used in the Pacific war against the Japanese. This helped us capture islands and defeat Japan. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TBgxW3H_tsI -
Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway was a naval battle between Japan and the US. The battle took place six months after Japan attacked our naval base at Pearl Harbor. This battle ended in an American victory. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=N-au50GxIXw -
Guadalcanal
This battle was one of the first major victories for the Allies. The a battle was fought in the Pacific. An island was occupied by the Japanese then later captured by the US. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KQKJY43-LmE -
Los Alamos
Los Alamos was a famous laboratory during World War 2. The laboratory was used for the Manhattan project that our President had been working on. This helped launch the first atomic bombs used in warfare. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HFW2bN6aEmQ -
D-Day
This battle is called D-Day because that is the term used to refer to when an attack or operation is about to happen. The battle happened in Normandy where the Allies tried to destroy their enemies. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0wg5x5WaZPo -
Meeting at Yalta
The Yalta conference was a meeting between the Allied powers. Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin all met up in the city of Yalta. They met so that they could all discuss their final plan to destroy Hitler and the Nazis. The final decision was to split up Germany into four sections https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=R5ZdgjY8I7E -
Fall of Berlin
This battle was the last major battle of WW2. This brought an end to Hitler's rule, because the Germans surrendered once again. This brought freedom to all of the German civilians. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zmRPP2WXX0U -
Death of Hitler
The Nazi leader of Germany, Adolf Hitler, committed suicide in his underground bunker. He shot himself with a pistol. After his death the war in Europe ended. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6p92hZ1ye8A -
Meeting at Potsdam
Truman, Stalin, and Churchill all came together to meet in Potsdam Germany. They came together to decide what to do with Germany. The goal of the conference was to discuss the establishment of postwar order and peace treaty issues. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=I9zrJWV-8ks -
Hiroshima
Hirsohima was destroyed by the first atomic bomb ever used in warfare. This was a way for the US to make a huge dent in Japan and get ahead in the war. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3wxWNAM8Cso
