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Annexation of Sudetenland
Germany annexed Sudetenland so that invading Czechoslovakia would be easier. It helped Germany take control over Europe.
article:https://www.britannica.com/place/Sudetenland
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Pearl Harbor
The Japanese attack on the U.S. naval base pearl harbor, the purpose was to cripple our pacific fleet. This event drew the U.S. into the war
article:https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/pearl-harbor
video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XeLWNadsQpE -
Japanese Internment Camps
The U.S. government decided to put Japanese Americans into internment camps after the attack on pearl harbor. They were released in 1945
article:https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/japanese-american-relocation
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The battle of midway
The battle of midway was a major naval battle in the war. It was the turning point of the war and ended on June 7th 1942.
article:https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-midway
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Stalingrad
Battle between the USSR and Germany during WW11 which stopped the German invasion into Russia.
article:https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Stalingrad
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Guadalcanal
The first allied land invasion of Japan occupied land. It will end on february 9th 1943.
article:https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-guadalcanal
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Island Hopping
Island hopping was a military strategy toward the end of the war. It was used to take back the islands that Japan conquered.
article:https://www.historycrunch.com/island-hopping.html#/
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D-Day
The liberation of France in Normandy from Germany, took place on five beaches
article:https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/d-day
video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7f2lUwGvW3A -
The Philippines
Called the battle of Leyte Gulf which was the allied invasion of the Philippines Islands. It ended on October 26, 1944.
article:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines_campaign_(1941%E2%80%9342)
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Meeting at Yalta
The meeting of the leaders of world powers in WW2. It ended February 11th, 1945.
article:https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/yalta-conference
video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1onjIjDD_1M -
Fall of Berlin
The destruction of Hitler's third reich, the soviets seized the flag. It ended April 13th.
article:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Berlin
video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNCiHGcJzFg -
Death of Hitler
Hitler killed himself in his bunker when he knew that he had lost the war. He knew that he would be punished for his actions during the war.
article:https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/adolf-hitler-commits-suicide-in-his-underground-bunker
video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNCiHGcJzFg -
Los Alamos
Los alamos was the testing location of the atomic bombs. The project was launched in 1939.
article: https://www.osti.gov/opennet/manhattan-project-history/Events/1942-1945/establishing_los_alamos.htm
video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLb1O_W5Oyw -
Meeting at Potsdam
A meeting between the Soviet Union, great britain and the united states. It ended on August 2nd 1945
article:https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/potsdam-conference
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Hiroshima
The first bombing that the U.S. dropped on Japan to try and end the war. Japan did not surrender yet.
article: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/american-bomber-drops-atomic-bomb-on-hiroshima
video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wxWNAM8Cso