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Annexation of the Sudetenland
The Annexation of the Sudetenland was an appeasement attempt from the British to try and stop Germany from taking over other countries. The Munich Pact was signed on September 30, 1938, giving the Germans back the Sudetenland from Czechoslovakia -
Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor was an attack on the American sailors stationed in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii by the Empire of Japan on December 7th, 1941. The attack killed 2,400 American people including civilians and wounded 1,000 more, damaged or destroyed at least 20 ships, and destroyed at least 300 airplanes. This event ultimately led to America joining World War 2 -
Japanese Internment Camps
Several Japanese Americans were forcefully relocated to internment camps, mostly on the western coast. Executive Order 9066, put in place on February 19th, 1942, said that many people in America that come from Japanese descent are to be put into these camps to avoid an attack on U.S Soil. -
Battle of the Midway
The battle of the Midway was a naval battle in the Pacific Theater between America and Japan 6 months after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. -
Island Hopping
Island Hopping was a strategy used by the Allied Powers to control and advance on Japanese forces. The Allied powers would take over islands strategically around Japan and threatened a massive battle on the shores of Japan if they did not surrender -
Battle of Stalingrad
The Battle of Stalingrad was between the German 6th army and Russian soldiers in the Russian town of Stalingrad. It is seen as a turning point in the Eastern front of WWII and led to the destruction of the German 6th army and a Russian counter push moving all Germans out of Russia -
Guadalcanal Campaign
The Guadalcanal Campaign or the Guadalcanal Battle was the start of the Allied advance into the Pacific Theater during World War II. The Allied powers stopped taking a defensive standpoint in the Pacific Theater and started a strategic offensive against the Imperial Japanese Navy. -
D-Day
D-Day was the day of the storming of the beaches of Normandy, the turning point on the Western Front of the War. The Allied forces sent several ships full of troops and many bomber planes to take the beaches of Normandy and eventually, the entirety of France back. -
Yalta Conference
The heads of the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union came together to discuss the postwar reorganization of Germany and Europe. -
The Death of Hitler
The Death of Hitler came soon before the Fall of Berlin. He committed suicide on April 30th, 1945 to escape captivity from the Allied powers, forcing Germany to surrender, marking the end of WWII -
Fall of Berlin
The Fall of Berlin was the result of the Battle of Berlin. It is the day that the German capital, Berlin was taken over by Allied forces and ultimately led to both Hitler's death and Germany's surrender, marking the end of WWII -
Los Alamos Bomb Testing
Los Alamos, New Mexico is where several of the Atomic bombs were tested and eventually created for use against the Japanese. Project Trinity exploded the model of an atomic bomb that would eventually be used against the Japanese on June 15th, 1945 -
Potsdam Conference
The "Big 3" met for the last time with the German officers to discuss punishments for war criminals, new borders, and reparations. They also requested the unconditional surrender of Japan. -
Hiroshima
Hiroshima was the first Japanese town to be blown up by an atomic bomb, Nagasaki being the second. Both bombings eventually led to the Japanese surrender and a victory for the Allied Powers in the Pacific Theater. -
The Philippines/Philippine Campaign
The Philippines were taken over by the Japanese 9 hours after their attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States was stationed there for the time being and had many. important military bases there. In 1944 America retook the Philippines back from the Japanese as part of their strategic offensive in the Pacific Theater.
