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Annexation of Sudetenland
The Sudetenland was desired by Germany for the land and because a majority of the population was 'ethnically' German. The Allies agreed to concede the Sudetenland to Germany in exchange for a peace pledge, known as the Munich Pact.
Article: https://www.theholocaustexplained.org/life-in-nazi-occupied-europe/foreign-policy-and-the-road-to-war/occupation-of-the-sudetenland/
Video: https://study.com/academy/lesson/the-german-annexation-of-sudetenland.html -
Pearl Harbor
Devastating surprise attack by Japan at the U.S. naval base of Pearl Harbor. This attack gave us a reason to join WW2.
Article: https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/pearl-harbor
Video: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/12/06/pearl-harbor-what-happened-during-december-7-1941-attack-hawaii/4351786002/ -
The Philippines
After the Philippines were invaded by Japan, the U.S. tried to gain their land back fighting along with Filipino forces. The Battle between the US and Japan led to the Bataan Death March which is when american troops were forced into prison camps by the Japanese.
Article:https://www.pacificatrocities.org/blog/philippines-battles-in-world-war-ii
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Japanese Internment Camps
These camps were established by President Roosevelt through the Executive order 9066 which forced Japanese american citizens into camps because they were seen as a threat.
Article: https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/japanese-american-relocation
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hI4NoVWq87M -
Battle of Midway
Victory by the US at the Battle of Midway ruined Japan's hope of neutralizing the United States naval power and ultimately turned the outcome of WW2.
Article: https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-midway
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Guadalcanal
Battle of Guadalcanal was the first major victory for the allies in the pacific theater.Possession of the Guadalcanal air base was important for the control of the sea lines of communication between the US and Australia.
Article: https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-guadalcanal
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VzCTvSQ4JY -
Stalingrad
The Battle of Stalingrad was one of the deadliest battles in WW2. After losing the battle, The Germans struggled to recover.It was a turning point of the war.
Article: https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Stalingrad
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D-Day
D-day, code named Operation Overload, was an invasion lead by the US on five different beaches in Normandy, France. We invaded France to liberate Europe from the Germans.
Article: https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/d-day
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7f2lUwGvW3A -
Meeting at Yalta
Meeting between the three WW2 allies: FDR, Churchill, and Stalin. The "Big Three" Allied leaders discussed the post war- fate of the defeat of Germany and the rest of Europe.
Article: https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/yalta-conference
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1onjIjDD_1M -
Island Hopping
"Island hopping" was the name given to the strategy the US hoped would help them gain military bases and secure as many small islands in the pacific as they could.
Article: https://www.studentsofhistory.com/war-in-the-pacific
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBgxW3H_tsI -
Fall of Berlin
After the war, defeated Germany was split into Soviet, American, and French zones. The city of Berlin was also split, with the soviets taking the eastern part of the city. They later allowed the Berlin wall to be destroyed and allowed the east and west to murge.
Article: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/berlin-is-divided
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNCiHGcJzFg -
Death of Hitler
After discovering that the Russians were only days away from overtaking the chancellery, he was urged to escape, but choose to hid in his bunker instead and committed suicide .
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/death-of-hitler-video -
Los Alamos
Los Alamos, NM,was the test site of the atomic bomb for the Manhattan Project.
Article:https://www.aps.org/programs/outreach/history/historicsites/alamos.cfm
Video: https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/hans-courant-los-alamos -
Meeting at Potsdam
Was the last of the Big Three meeting during WW2. The Big Three, Stalin, Truman and Churchill, issued a declaration demanding 'unconditional surrender'from Japan, concealing that they could retain their emperor. The meeting also centered on postwar Europe and the future of Germany.
Article: https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/potsdam-conference
Video: https://www.britannica.com/video/180248/Overview-Potsdam-Conference -
Hiroshima
The US dropped its first atomic bomb in Hiroshima as an attempt to stop the war with as little casualties as possible.
Article: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/american-bomber-drops-atomic-bomb-on-hiroshima
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wxWNAM8Cso