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Nuremberg Laws
The Nuremberg laws were "two race based measures" depriving Jews of rights designed by Adolf Hitler. under these laws, the Jewish could not use the German flag and were forbidden to date any non-jew. -
Start of the War
Hitler blitzkrieged Poland and Russia attacked Poland from east. Hitler's troops invaded from north, south, and west. Poland awaited backup from Britain and France, but recieved very little. This marked the beginning of World War II. Because Britain and France both had pacts with Poland, they declared war on Germany. -
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Auschwitz
Auschwitz, also known as Auschwitz Birkenau, opened in 1940 and was the largest of the Nazi death camps. The Auschwitz concentration camp became a network of camps that held Jewish people for slave labor or elimination in gas chambers. Some Jewish were also tested on by Dr. Josef Mengele. -
Battle of Britain
Operation Sea lion was Germany's strategy for attacking Britain. The German Luftwaffe (Airforce) would attack the Royal Air Force. The UK used radar to figure out where the Germans would attack from. While the UK lost 1,000 planes, the Germans lost 1,700. The Germans bombed everything they could, but ultimately radar saved the UK from falling to Germany. -
Office Of price Administration
The Office of Price Administration was established within the Office for Emergency Management of the United States government by Executive Order 8875 on August 28, 1941. The functions of the OPA were originally to control money and rents after the outbreak of World War II -
Germany Invades USSR opening
Germanny attacked Russia in June of 1941. Hitler sent three armies into Russia to the north, east, and south. Hitler would not let his men surrender, and most of them died during the brutal winter and from starvation and disease. 91,000 men surrendered to the USSR in 1943, but only 5,000 would ever return to Germany. This attack led to the opening of the eastern front of the war. -
Japan Bombs Pearl Harbor
Japan attacked the US naval base at Pearl Harbor. They attacked in two waves. The first wave was the main attack to take out ships and airfield. The second wave they would finish off whatever was left. The objective was to prevent US from influencing Japan's war effort in southeast Asia. This attack led to FDR asking congress to declare war on Japan on December 8,1941. -
Battle of Wake Island
Is a battle that happened in Wake Island, it happened simultaneously as Pearl Harbor, US troops were attacked by the Japanese and had to surrender to them. This place was important because it had submarine station and air base station that was almost completed. -
U.S. convoy system
The convoy system, or a group of merchant ships sailing together for protection, has a long naval history. ... During the Second World War, the Destroyers for Bases Agreement provided the British navy with ships in exchange for U.S. access to British naval bases.The convoy system was necessary because it helped them overcome U-boat threats, and prevented them from losing any allied ships (for days and weeks); it also helped equip Britain with important supplies. -
Battle of the Java Sea
It was a big battle in the pacific between them allies vs Japan, the allies lost to Japan. This battle caused major throwbacks to the the allied Navy’s since it basically destroyed a great part of the fleet in the battle, cancelling some attacks from the US to Asia. -
Bataan Death
Douglas MacArthur was commander of US forces in Asia. He miscalculated the strength of Japan and had to retreat to the Bataan Penninsula. Mac Arthur retreated to Australia, but he left his US troops behind. Japanese took Philippines and most US forces surrendered. Japan forced US troops to march 55 miles and more than 7,000 died. -
Battle of Midway
This battle happened in the pacific, the US won against Japan in the biggest naval battle in history. This battle turned the tide for the US since now they could attack Japan from close and also showed dominance over Japan by beating their fleet which was way bigger than the US, it made the US equal to the Japanese naval force -
Battle of Stalingrad
Battle of Stalingrad
Stalingrad was the turning point of the war in Europe. It ended any realistic plans of Hitler dominating Europe. Soviet troops forced Nazi armies to retreat toward Germany. The USSR went on the offensive after Germany's attack. This opened the eastern front of the war. -
Operation Torch
Operation Torch was an Anglo–American invasion of French North Africa during the Second World War. The French colonies in the area were dominated by the Vichy French, formally aligned Germany but with mixed loyalties. Reports indicated that they might support the Allies. -
Battle of Guadalcanal
This Battle was important because it was the first major offensive victory of the Allies. After the US Marines launched a surprise attack on the Japanese and took control of the military base that was under construction in the island nearby. -
Allies Drives Germany out of North Africa
The British had been fighting the Germans and Italians in North Africa since 1940. Forcing Germany out of North Africa would provide the Allies with an opportunity to invade Italy. In 1943, George S. Patton (US tank commander) defeated Rommel (German tank commander). 240,000 Germans and Italians surrendered. This provided a way for the Allies to invade mainland Europe through southern Italy. -
Battle of Kursk
Significance: The Battle of Kursk was the largest tank battle in WWII. The Battle of Kursk was a turning point on the eastern front for the Allied Forces, because it was so devastating for German forces they had to switch from offensive to defensive. Allowing the Allied forces to take an aggressive stance. citation: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Kursk -
Battle of Anzio
The Battle of Anzio was a battle of the Italian Campaign of World War II that took place from January 22, 1944 to June 5, 1944. The operation was opposed by German forces in the area of Anzio and Nettuno -
Korematsu vs. United States
A court case wher the Supreme Court held the decision of the Japanese American interment camps as consitutional due to the fact that it took place out of "military necessity". -
D-DAY
The D-Day invasion was officially called Operation Overlord and involved landing 21 American divisions and 26 Polish, British, and Canadian divisions on a 50-mile stretch of beaches in Normandy, France. The Allies created a fake army of wood and cardboard tanks and ships to convince the Germans that the invasion would come to Calais and not in Normandy. Hitler sent his divisions to Calais and the Allies invaded France. This gave the Allies a foothold in Europe. -
Battle of the Philippine Sea
This battle was really important to the allies since the had beaten a great part of the Japanese fleet and made Japan no longer able to launch big scale naval attacks. -
Battle of the Bulge
This battle was the last major German offensive campaign on the western front. The purpose of the German army in the battle was to divide the allies and to debilitate the troops form the allies. -
Battle of Okinawa
It was a battle fought in the Island of Okinawa by the US Marines. It was the largest amphibious landing in the Pacific theater in WWII. It had a lot of casualties, 100,000 from the Japanese and 50,000 from the Allies. It was importance because it kicked out the Japanese from Okinawa to fall back into US hands -
Death of Hitler
Hitler died in april 30, 1945. He didn't get killed, but he commited suicide at berlim germany -
Victory in Europe Day
Hitler's "thousand year reich" or the third reich ended, lasting only 12 years. On May 7, Germany surrendered in a French schoolhouse that had acted as Eisenhower's headquarters. Americans celebrated Victory in Europe Day. FDR passed a few weeks prior and Harry S. Truman would see the US through the war. At this point, the end of the war was close in sight. -
V-E Day
General Eisenhower accepted the unconditional surrender of the Axis powers and they celebrated V-E day. It stands for Victory in Europe Day. -
Atomic bomb dropped in Hiroshima and Nagasaki
After relentlessly bombing Japan, they would still not surrender. Truman decided to use the atomic bomb to spare the American lives that would have been lost should we have chosen to invade Japan on foot. On August 6, 1945, US pilots dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima. The USSR declared war on Japan three days later, and the US dropped a second atomic bomb on Nagasaki. The Japanese finally surrendered.