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Annexation of Sudetenland
The Czech part of Czechoslovakia was subsequently invaded by Germany in March 1939, with a portion being annexed and the remainder turned into the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia. Link: Wikipedia. Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71RjIejjiEw -
Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor is when the Japanese attacked a base in Hawaii called Pearl Harbor. The flew in planes and dropped bombs/torpedoes on the american ships. This made the U.S declare war on Japan and the axis powers. Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2kSnlS4xX8 Link:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_on_Pearl_Harbor -
Japanese Attack on The Philippines
Japan launched a surprise attack on the Philippines on December 8, 1941, just ten hours after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3l6d_o1mxcLink:http://countrystudies.us/philippines/21.htm -
Stalingrad
The Battle of Stalingrad was the largest confrontation of World War II, where Germany and the axis powers fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad in Southern Russia. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHkELWFqGKQ Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Stalingrad -
Japanese Internment Camps
The Japanese Internment camps were established by President Roosevelt in World War II. They were created in Roosevelts Executive Order 9066. The camps were forced relocation and incarceration camps in the west.
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Battle of Midway
This was a naval battle in the Pacific between four Japanese and three American aircraft carriers. In the battle the US destroyed Japans first line of aircraft carrier defense.This battle ended further Japanese invasions in the Pacific.
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Battle of Guadalcanal
The Guadalcanal campaign, also known as the Battle of Guadalcanal and codenamed Operation Watchtower by American forces, was a military campaign fought between 7 August 1942 and 9 February 1943 on and around the island of Guadalcanal in the Pacific theater of World War II. Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VzCTvSQ4JY Link:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guadalcanal_campaign -
Los Alamos
Los Alamos was a laboratory that was found as a secret in World War II. It was a centralized facility used to coordinate the research for the Manhattan project. This laboratory was used to develop the first atomic weapons.
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D-Day
D-Day was when the allied forces invaded the beaches of Normandy France. The result was a victory against the Nazis. Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIIN0Ug8wg8 Link:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normandy_landings -
Meeting at Yalta
The leaders of the Allied powers met in the city of Yalta. The three leaders were Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin. They came together to discuss the way they were going to deal with Germany. The final decision was to separate Germany into four different sections.
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Island- Hopping
Island hoppong was a military strategy used frequently in World War II. It was employed by the Alllied powers in the Pacific War against the Axis powers. It was when they would take over an island and create a military base there.
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Fall of Berlin
The Battle of Berlin, designated the Berlin Strategic Offensive Operation by the Soviet Union, and also known as the Fall of Berlin, was one of the last major offensives of the European theatre of World War 2. Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Berlin Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7LrNhNMdzM -
Death of Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler was the leader of Germany during WW2. He died by committing suicide. Youtube:https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/death-of-hitler-video Link:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolf_Hitler -
Meeting at Potsdam
Harry S. Truman, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin all met in Potsdam Germany. They came to discuss peace in Europe but did not make any peace treaties.They also discussed the boundaries of Poland and the occipation of Austria.
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Hiroshima
This was the first atomic bomb that was used in war. It was dropped by planes over the city of Hiroshima. Most of the city was destroyed and many died. This was the US trying to show how much power we had over Japan. https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/asia/100000005317552/hiroshima-atomic-nuclear-bomb.html
