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Annexation Of Sudetenland
Germany's main goal was to expand in order to gain more land to include the Sudetenland. They believed that by gaining more land it would let them obtain control of key military defenses in the area. Video: https://study.com/academy/lesson/the-german-annexation-of- Article: sudetenland.htmlhttps://historica.fandom.com/wiki/Annexation_of_the_Sudetenland -
Island-hopping
Island-Hopping was a naval strategy used by the US to stop Japan from conquering the Pacific Islands. They started using this strategy after Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. They achieved this by taking over the islands and establishing a military base. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBgxW3H_tsI Article: https://courses.lumenlearning.com/boundless-ushistory/chapter/the-war-in-the-pacific/#:~:text=Island%20hopping%3A%20A%20military%20strategy,establishing%20a%20military%20base%20there. -
Pearl Harbor
The bombing of Pearl Harbor was a very drastic and surprising event for all of America. On December 7th, 1941, Japan came with a surprise attack over Pearl Harbor and dropped Bombs destroying and killing a huge portion of the harbor. This infuriated the US and was one of the main reasons we went to war.
Video: https://www.nationalww2museum.org/students-teachers/distance-learning/k-12-distance-learning/video-archive/clip-w Article: https://www.atomicheritage.org/history/attack-pearl-harbor-1941 -
The Philippines
The Philippines had a huge role during World War two. They were attacked by the Empire of Japan just nine hours after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Both the American and Filipino army fought against the Japanese to get them off the island. Video: https://www.nationalww2museum.org/events-programs/educational-travel/world-war-ii-philippines/december-11-2021 Article: https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/liberation-of-philippines-cecilia-gaerlan -
Stalingrad
This was a major battle which resulted in a loss for Germany. They not only lost because of the weather, but also because of large number of Soviet Union soldiers and the Partisans who actually sabotaged the supply routes. Article: https://historyofyesterday.com/why-germany-lost-the-battle-for-stalingrad-583e16c76c1a Video: https://origins.osu.edu/milestones/august-2017-stalingrad-75-turning-point-world-war-ii-europe -
Japanese Internment Camps
Ever since the bombing of Pearl Harbor, many Americans became paranoid of all the Japanese-Americans and feared that they were actually spies. The US created these internment camps that were like prisons and many of the people in them were actually born in the US. Article: https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_American_internment Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hI4NoVWq87M -
Battle of Midway
This battle is also known as the turning point of the war because it is when the US used their strategy of Island Hopping and stopped Japan's progress of taking over the pacific fleet. This battle happened 6 months after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Article: https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-midway Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kipF5zoCGAk -
Guadalcanal
This battle was a major event during the war because it was the first big victory for the Allies. To have the control of Guadalcanal, it was important for the sea lines of communication between Australia and the US. This battle was also the turning point of the Pacific war. Article: https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Guadalcanal Video: https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-guadalcanal -
D-Day
D-Day, also known as Operation Overlord, was a very important military operation during World War two. The US invaded France to take out Germany. It marked the start of liberation from Nazi controlled parts of Europe and resulted in yet another victory for the Allies. Video: https://www.defense.gov/Explore/Features/Story/Article/1866944/75-years-later-these-d-day-vets-remember/ Article: https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/d-day -
Fall Of Berlin
The Fall of Berlin was the last major offensive of the war. The Soviet Union decided to launch a major attack on Berlin and became VE day which is known as Victory in Europe day. Germany became devastating and disorganized from the USSR attacking both the east and south. This misery for Hitler eventually led him to his death. Article: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-52572544 Video: https://www.britannica.com/video/180245/Soviet-troops-Adolf-Hitler-Berlin-suicide-April-1945 -
Meeting at Yalta
This conference contained the three allies of WW2 being F. Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin. "The big three" took time to look figure out what they were going to do with Japan and wanted to divide Germany into four post-war occupation zones in which they had control over. The whole purpose of the meeting was to establish a plan for the reestablishment of the torn nations. Article: https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/yalta-conference Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1onjIjDD_1M -
Death of Hitler
Although the truth is not known, discoveries have led us to believe that Hitler had committed suicide in his underground bunker. During the last siege of the war, Hitler went to his bunker and decided to stay there with his wife. It is said that they both took cyanide capsules then he shot himself. Article: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/adolf-hitler-commits-suicide-in-his-underground-bunker Video: https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/reports-of-adolf-hitlers-death-video -
Meeting at Potsdam
This conference at Potsdam was a very significant meeting because Truman talked with Stalin and informed the Soviet Union they had successfully detonated an atomic bomb. This was the last meeting of World War two with the "Big Three". They all came to an agreement on Germany's punishment for war criminals and land reparations. Video: https://www.britannica.com/video/180248/Overview-Potsdam-Conference Article: https://history.state.gov/milestones/1937-1945/potsdam-conf -
Los Alamos
Los Alamos is the location at which the Manhattan Project took place. The US tested their Atomic Bombs in the facility and kept this whole project very undercover. The even used the name Manhatten and tested the bombs at Los Alamos because they are two completely different places. Article: https://www.lanl.gov/about/history-innovation/ Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLb1O_W5Oyw -
Hiroshima
Hiroshima was one of the two places the US dropped their atomic bombs at. They dropped the Little Boy here in attempt that Japan would surrender. They continued to fight which is why we dropped the second bomb, Fat man, in Nagasaki. Article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wxWNAM8Cso