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Annexation of Sudetenland
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudetenland
From October 1st to October 10th Germany demanded that the Sudentenland be annexed to Germany because most of the people living there spoke german. Over the course of 10 days, Germany sucessfully annexed the Sudetenland. This was important because it allowed Germany to gain more land without fighting for it. -
Pearl Horbor
Peral Harbor was a suprise attack on the USA in the territory of Hawaii by the Japanese. The whole attack was by air. This attack was devestating to the US because the US was neutral at the time of the attack and had been speaking to Japan about peace. US losses:
4 battleships sunk
4 battleships damaged
3 cruisers damaged
3 destroyers damaged
3 other ships damaged
188 aircraft destroyed
159 aircraft damaged
2,335 killed
1,143 wounded
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The Philippines
8 December 1941 – 8 May 1942
Approximately 75,000 Filipino and American troops on Bataan were forced to make an arduous 65-mile march to prison camps. The marchers made the trek in intense heat and were subjected to harsh treatment by Japanese guards. Thousands perished in what became known as the Bataan Death March.
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Island Hopping
A militeary used by the US against Japan in the Pacific war during WW2. It entailed taking over an island and the moving shortly so that the enemy has a hard time keeping up with you. -
Japanese Internment camps
From 1942 to 1945, it was the policy of the US government that people of Japanese descent would be interred in isolated camps. Japanese internment camps were established during World War II by President Franklin Roosevelt through his Executive Order 9066. -
Battle of Midway
June 3-6, 1942
An all air and sea battle over Midway island between the US navy and the Imperial Japanese Navy. This battle was won by the US and it was critical that the US take the base on the island. This battle swung the tide of WW2 in the pacific to the U. -
Guadalcanal
7 August 1942 – 9 February 1943
(6 months and 2 days).
U.S Marines launched a surprise attack in 1942 at an airbase that was under constructions while the Japanese troops were stationed in a section of the Solomon Islands. It was the first major offensive and decisive victory for the Allies in the Pacific Theater.
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Stalingrad
(23 August 1942 – 2 February 1943)
The largest and bloodiest battle in history. Nearly 1.8 - 2 million killed or injured. At first the Germans pushed back the Red Army(Russians) but the Red army flanked and surrounded the German army leading to their demise. The battle lated 5 months 1 week and 3 days. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Stalingrad -
Los Alamos
This was the laboratory at the heart of the Manhattan project. This was where some of the most famous scientist in history gathered to create the worlds most powerful weapon. -
D-Day
Codenamed Operation Neptune was the largest land, air, and sea invasion in history. The allied forces invaded northern France in Normandy. This was the liberation of France from Germany and the foundaton for the Allied victory in WW2. -
Meeting at Yalta
The Yalta Conference was a meeting of three World War II allies: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin. They discussed the post war fate of Germany and other post war matters. -
Fall of Berlin
16 April – 2 May 1945 (2 weeks and 2 days)
The Fall of Berlin, also known as the Battle of Berlin, was one of the last major offensives of the war in Europe. The Nazi army didnt stand a chance. By the end of the battle Hitler had killed himself along with several of his top generals. On May 8th (9th for the Soviets) the war in Europe was over. -
Death of Hitler
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Hiroshima
After Japan refused to surrender the US dropped the most powerful weapon know to man kind on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. The blast destroyed 90% of the city and killed 80,000 people immediately. Tens of thousands would later die due to radiation exposure. -
Meeting at Potsdam
July 17-August 2, 1945
The last post war meeting that was held by the "Big Three" featuring American President Harry S. Truman, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill (and his successor, Clement Attlee) and Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin. It was held near Berlin. They talked about the fate of Germany economy and land boundaries and other stuff of the nature.
