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Annexation of Sudetenland
Hitler marched into the Sudetenland in October 1938, the Sudeten catastrophe began in February 1938. Hitler ordered self determination for Germans in Austria and Czechoslovakia.The Sudeten Germans demanded union with Germany and caused so much trouble that they had to impose martial law on the Czechs. The Czech part of Czechoslovakia was invaded by Germany in March 1939.The remaining annexed turned into the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia.Article: https://www.britannica.com/place/Sudetenland -
Stalingrad
In 1941 Germany invaded the Soviet Union. Stalingrad's battle began in August 1942, when German troops attempted to take control of the town. Stalingrad was felt as an important city in Germany's attempt to take control of Russia's south and that region's oilfields.
Article: https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-stalingrad -
Pearl Harbor
In Pearl Harbor, Japanese aircraft made a surprise attack on the US Navy. They destroyed many ships, and many soldiers were killed. It was this attack which forced the US into World War II.
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The Philippines
On 8 December 1941, only ten hours after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Japan had a surprise attack on the Philippines. Most of the 80,000 war prisoners captured at Bataan by the Japanese were forced to enter on the "Death March" to a 105 kilometer north prison camp.
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Japanese Internment Camps
Forced concentration camps that would have to be lived by many Japanese during the Second World War because the country was afraid that Japanese-Americans would be loyal to Japan and attack the country. They were not private.
https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/high-school-life-rohwer-war-relocation-center?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI1b24ivPw5wIVEtvACh3ZsQHeEAAYASAAEgIkSvD_BwE -
Island-hopping
WW2 strategy to conquer only certain Pacific islands which were critical for the allies ' progress against Japan. This involved taking over an island, and setting up a military base there. In turn, the base was used as a launching point for attacking and taking over another island.
https://www.nationalww2museum.org/visit/exhibits/road-tokyo/island-hopping -
Battle of Midway
The Naval Battle of WW2 fought in the Pacific. Knowing the date and location of the attack the Americans broke the Japanese code. This set the stage for a major victory for the USA.
https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-midway -
Guadalcanal
The Battle of Guadalcanal during WW2 was the first primary offensive and a decisive win for the Allies in the Pacific theater. Japanese troops stationed in this area of the Solomon Islands, U.S. marines set off a surprise assault in August 1942 and took use of an air base beneath construction.
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D-Day
The Normandy Invasion. The Allied Forces of Britain, America, Canada and France attacked German forces on the coast of Normandy, France, on 6 June 1944. The Allies attacked and gained a victory with a huge force of over 150,000 soldiers, which became the turning point for the Second World War in Europe.
Article: https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/d-day -
Meeting at Yalta
The Yalta Conference was an important conference, where the Big Three leaders met in February 1945 to discuss plans for the end of ww2 and the world's future, Roosevelt had attended the Yalta Conference. Stalin pledged at Yalta Conference that free elections would take place in Poland.
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Death of Hitler
Adolf Hitler was the dictator of Germany. He committed suicide in 1945. He shot himself with a pistol.
Article: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/adolf-hitler-commits-suicide-in-his-underground-bunker -
Los Alamos
The world's first atomic bomb was detonated at the Trinity Site. It was on the Alamogordo Bombing Range, 200 miles south of Los Alamos.
https://www.losalamoshistory.org/history-blog/end-of-wwii-in-los-alamos -
Meeting at Potsdam
Meeting between Churchill, Stalin, Roosevelt and. Agreed that Germany be divided into 2 occupation zones controlled by the Allied military. Germany would also be obliged to pay the Soviet Union for its loss of life and property.
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Hiroshima
On 6 August 1945 during ww2, an AmericanB-29 bomber dropped the world's first atomic bomb over Hiroshima, Japan. The blast wiped out 90% of the city and killed 80,000 people immediately. Tens of thousands more would die of radiation exposure later.
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Fall of Berlin
Five days after half a million people gathered for a mass protest in East Berlin to crumble the Berlin Wall that divided communist East Germany from West. East German leaders tried to calm down mounting protests by loosening borders, making it easier for East Germans to travel.
Article: http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/berlin.htm
