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Annexation of Sudetenland
The Czech part of Czechoslovakia was invaded by Germany in March 1939, with a portion being annexed. Germany invaded to expand it's territory. Once it had control, invading the rest of Czechoslovakia would be easier. Article: https://www.britannica.com/place/Sudetenland
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Pearl Harbor
A surprise aerial attack by Japan on the naval base in Hawaii. An attempt to weaken the US naval fleet. Resulted in numerous deaths and the entrance of the US in WWll. Article: https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/pearl-harbor
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The Philippines
The Philippines were attacked by the Emperor of Japan after Pearl Harbor. The US wanted the Philippines because the islands were crucial in Japan's Navy. The US took back the Philippines in 1944. Article: https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/liberation-of-philippines-cecilia-gaerlan
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Japanese Internment Camps
Japanese internment camps were established during World War II by President Franklin Roosevelt through his Executive Order 9066. From 1942 to 1945, it was the policy of the U.S. government that people of Japanese descent would be interred in isolated camps. Article:https://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/japanese-relocation
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Battle of Midway
Turning point in the war. The US launched a surprise attack on the island of Midway and was crucial in the US winning the battle in the Pacific. American victory. Article: https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-midway
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Guadalcanal
08/07/1942 - 02/09/1942. The first major offensive attack and victory for the Allies in the Pacific. Guadalcanal was important to the Allies because it would help communication between the US and Australia. Article: https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-guadalcanal
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Battle of Stalingrad
08/23/1942 - 02/02/1943. Germany faced off against the Soviet Union for the control of StalingradWith Soviet victory, it marked a turning point in the war for the Allies and stopped the advancement of Germany into Eastern Europe and Russia. Article: https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-stalingrad
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Island-Hopping
US strategy to take the Pacific. Attack and accumulate a large sum of islands in the Pacific and establishing military bases there. The base was in turn used as a launching point for the attack and takeover of another island. Article: https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/pacific-strategy-1941-1944
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D-Day
Code name "Operation Overlord." The biggest amphibious attack ever. US invaded the beaches of Normandy to free France. Allied forces won, but suffered many losses. Article: https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/d-day
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Meeting at Yalta
The Big Three agreed that after Germany's unconditional surrender, it would be divided into four post-war occupation zones, controlled by U.S., British, French and Soviet military forces. Article: https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/yalta-conference
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Fall of Berlin
04/16/1945 - 05/02/1945. One of the last major offensive attacks by the allies in Europe.The Battle of Berlin resulted Germany surrendering and Hitler committing suicide. The city of Berlin was split into two as a result. Article: https://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/berlin-wall
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Death of Hitler
Hitler killed himself by a gunshot to the head. Article: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/adolf-hitler-commits-suicide-in-his-underground-bunker
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Los Alamos
The site of the highly secretive Manhattan Project. The first atomic bomb was successfully detonated here. Article: https://www.osti.gov/opennet/manhattan-project-history/Events/1942-1945/establishing_los_alamos.htm
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Meeting at Potsdam
Truman informed the Soviet leader that the United States had successfully detonated the first atomic bomb on July 16, 1945. Article: https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/potsdam-conference
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Hiroshima
American B-29 bomber Enola Gay dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. The atomic bomb name was "little boy." Around 146,000 people were killed from the explosion and radiation. Article: https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/bombing-of-hiroshima-and-nagasaki
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t17FCZgmH2E