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Annexation of Sudetenland
Germany took over the Sudetenland from Oct. 1 through Oct. 10. The land of Czechoslovakia was invaded by Germany in March 1939 which led to the annexation of a portion of the land.
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Pearl Harbor
This was an surprise attack by the Japanese. Bombers flew over the US war ships while the flyers attacked the US fighter planes. The Japanese made 2 waves of attacks, by the end of both the waves all the US warships had been bombed. -
Battle of Midway
Huge collision among the US Navy and the Japanese Navy six months after Pearl Habor.
https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-midway -
Japanese internment Camps
Camps created by FDR to hold japanese suspected of threat
https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/japanese-american-relocation -
Stalingrad
When the soviets provided good defense the city of Stalingrad against germans
https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-stalingrad -
The Philippines
The fall of the philippines happened when japan invaded the land. Fought from Dec. 8,1942-May 8,1942
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Island Hopping
Military tragedy used by allies that was an efficient tacit of taking over a setting base on islands on the Pacific war side
https://courses.lumenlearning.com/boundless-ushistory/chapter/the-war-in-the-pacific/ -
Guadalcanal
Military campaign that lasted from August 7,1942 - February 9,1943
https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-guadalcanal -
D-Day
D-Day invasion of Normandy when the allied forces attacked German forces. In the invasion allied forces dropped fake paratroopers to confuse the Germans. In addition to this bombs was dropped on Germans defense, warships were also bombing from the beach front. At the end of D-Day around half a million allied troops had been stationed in Normandy to drive the Germans out.
(https://www.ducksters.com/history/world_war_ii/d-day_invasion_of_normandy.php -
Meeting at Yalta
The Yalta meeting was an meeting between the alied powers; They met in a resort city tp discuss the future of germany and the continuos conflict with Japan
https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/yalta-conference -
Death of Hitler
Hitlers death was said to be a suicide however some suspect that not to be true. Him and his wife both killed themselves together. Hitler shot himself and his wife took posion.
https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/death-of-hitler-video -
Fall of Berlin (april 16,1945- May 5,1945)
The wall in Berlin separated east and west Germany. The allied held a meeting discussing the German lands and territories. The eastern part of the wall went to the Soviet Union while the western when to the allied powers. Russian leaders didn't like that the allies owned part of Berlin. Russians drove US out. After the funds; communist let down the wall. https://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/berlin-wall -
Hiroshima
Start of nuclear warfare when the United States dropped a nuclear bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. Thousands were killed from this attack and there were horrific after effects of the bomb.
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Los Alamos
Located in New Mexico where the atomic bomb was tested. This event was major in the Manhattan Project.
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Meeting at Potsdam
This was the final meeting for the allied power
https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/potsdam-conference
