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Annexation of Sudetenland
The Annexation of Sudetenland ended on October 10th, 1938. In 1939 after a portion of Czechoslovakia was annexed the remainder turned into 2 other countries.
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Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor, the Naval Base in Hawaii, was bombed by the Japanese because they wanted to destroy our naval fleet. https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/pearl-harbor -
The Philippines
Ten hours after the attack on Pearl Harbor the Japanese attacked the Philippines.
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Japanese Internment Camp
During the war the American were worried that the Japanese-Americans were spies. Because of this fear the government crated Internment Camps for them.
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Battle of Midway
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Guadalcanal
Guadalcanal is one of the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific. The battle that happened in that island was the first major offence and victory for the Allies. The battle ended on February 9th, 1943.
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Stalingrad
It was the largest confrontation of the war, where the Axis powers fought Soviet Union for Stalingrad. The battle ended on February 2nd, 1943.
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D-Day
D-Day was the day where the Allied powers invaded the beaches of Normandy, France. D-Day was also known as "Operation Overload".
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Meeting at Yalta
At this meeting all of the Allied leaders all met together to decide on how to defeat Nazi Germany. The meeting ended on February 11th, 1945.
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Island Hopping
Island Hopping is one of the Japanese strategies during the war. It's when they hopped from one island to another as they took over each one.
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Fall of Berlin
In this battle the Allies moved in from the West and the Soviets moved in from the East to force Hitler to surrender. The battle ended on May 2nd, 1945.
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/berlin.htm -
Death of Hitler
Instead of surrendering Hitler decided to commit suicide in Berlin.
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Los Alamos
In Los Alamos during the war its was used as a testing ground for the atomic bombs.
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Meeting at Potsdam
At the meeting Churchill, Truman, and Stalin got together to find a way to end the war. The meeting ended on August 2nd, 1945.
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Hiroshima
In order to end the war America threatened to drop an atomic bomb on Japan. When Japan refused surrender Truman decided to drop the bomb on Hiroshima.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wxWNAM8Cso
