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Annexation of Sudetenland
Germany took over Sudetenland between 1 October and 10 October. Also, the Czech part of Czechoslovakia was invaded by Germany in March 1939 and a portion of the land was annexed. https://study.com/academy/lesson/the-german-annexation-of-sudetenland.html -
Pearl Harbor
A bombing on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii from Japan. The direct cause of America to join WWII to fight on the Pacifc side of the war. On a Sunday morning in December, it caught America by shock. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/12/06/pearl-harbor-what-happened-during-december-7-1941-attack-hawaii/4351786002/ -
Battle at Midway
The epic clash between US Navy and Japanese Navy six months after the attack on Pearl Harbor. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-au50GxIXw -
Japanese internment camps
These were camps created by FDR to hold the suspected Japanese threats within the country. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hI4NoVWq87M -
Stalingrad
This was when the soviets were successful in defending the city of Stalingrad, against the Germans. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHkELWFqGKQ -
Guadalcanal
A military campaign (operation watchtower) that lasted from August 7, 1942 to Febuary 9, 1943. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VzCTvSQ4JY -
The Philippines
The fall of the Philippines occurred when japan invaded the land. It was fought on December 8, 1942 to May 8, 1943. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-v_ZT88yBU -
Island hopping
A military strategy used by the allies that that was a efficient way of taking over and setting base on islands on the pacific side of the war. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBgxW3H_tsI -
D-day
The allied powers attacked the German forces on the coast of Normandy, France. Ended in a victory for the allies. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIIN0Ug8wg8 -
Meeting at Yalta
The Yalta Conference was a meeting of three World War II allies: U. Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin. They met in February 1945 in the resort city of Yalta to discuss the future of Germany and the ongoing conflict with Japan. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1onjIjDD_1M -
Death of Hitler
Hitler committed suicide after attempting to flee from the allied forces. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6p92hZ1ye8A -
Los Alamos
Located in New Mexico, this is where the creation of atomic bombs took place. It served a big role in the Manhattan project. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axkQ4UjTc8M -
Meeting at Potsdam
The final meeting of the allies, Winston Churchill, Harry Truman, and Joseph Stalin. https://edsitement.neh.gov/this-day/president-truman-soviet-leader-stalin-and-british-prime-minister-churchill-meet-potsdam -
Hiroshima
The United States dropped the first Atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima, Japan during WWII resulting in Allied victory. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wxWNAM8Cso -
Fall of Berlin
A battle that resulted in the fall of Germans leader Adolf Hitler and the surrendering of Germans defenses. https://study.com/academy/lesson/victory-in-europe-the-battle-of-berlin-the-downfall-of-the-nazi-regime.html
