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annexation of Sudetenland
Germany took a part of Czechoslovakia that contained 3 million ethnic Germans -
pearl harbor
A surprise attack by the Japanese military on an American naval base. This pulled the US into WW2 -
Guadalcanal
First major battle of the Pacific Theater. First ally win in Pacific Theater. -
The Battle of Midway
As island hopping continues, the battle of midway was the turning point in the pacific front. The point where the allies started winning -
Stalingrad
Soviets defend the city of Stalingrad from Nazi Germany -
D Day
US, GB, Canadian invasion of German controlled France. Largest seaborne invasion in history -
The Philippines
Battle of the Philippine Sea naval battle of World War II between the Japanese Combined Fleet and the U.S. Fifth Fleet. Known as “the greatest carrier battle of the war,” it accompanied the U.S. landing on Saipan and ended in a complete U.S. victory. -
The meeting at yalta
GB, US, SU meet up to discuss the end of the war in Europe -
Island hopping
Hopping between island and taking them one by one. Used in the pacific theater against the Japanese empire. -
Fall of Berlin
Germany surrenders, last major battle of the European theater. Sets up cold war -
Death of Hitler
Hitler commits suicide in his bunker, in Berlin Germany before the Allies could reach him -
Los Almos
The worlds first atomic bomb testing site. Dubbed "Trinity site", the US successfully weaponized the atom. -
Meeting at potsdam
The big 3 meet up to discuss the terms of Germany reparations -
HIroshima
US bombing of the city of Hiroshima that killed 226,000 civilians p[ -
Japanese internment camps
take all people of Japanese descent into custody, surround them with troops, prevent them from buying land, and return them to their former homes at the close of the war.