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U.S. convoy system
the convoy system is a group of merchant ships traveling to different british naval bases for protection in agreement to have U.S. access to the bases. -
Battle of the Atlantic
The battle of the Atlantic describes the whole campaign from '39 to '45 fighting on the ocean against Nazi Germany. -
Pearl Harbor
One of the goals of the rising sun was to conquer the pacific. Standing in their way was the American military base in pearl harbor, Hawaii. On December 7th, they carried out a stealth attack, bombing the base and killing 2,403 americans. -
Internment
between 1942 and 1945, 10 japanese internment camps were built in fear of spies and held 120,000 American-Japanese citizens whether accused or not. Many came home to destroyed or burgalized homes. -
The battle of Stalingrad
Stalingrad was the largest and longest siege in ww2, in which the Nazis battled the Soviet Union for the castle of Stalingrad in Southern Russia. -
operation torch
Operation Torch was the American invasion of African German-French territories that might have been with the axis. -
Korematsu v. U.S.
Korematsu accused America of violating the 4th and 5th amendment, because Internment targeted only Japanese. He lost, but after the Internment Japanese were paid a reperation of 20,000 for each victim. -
bloody anzio
Anzio was a campaign between Germany and Italy at Anzio. 5,000 were killed, and the Allies turned out to be the victors. -
D-day
D-day was the battle in which the Axis had been defeated. US sent troops to storm the island of normandy against an attacking German force. It was the largest sea invasion in history. -
Unconditional Surrender
when hitler was overpowered, an armistice was declared on may 7 1945. Germany has been defeated for now. Hitler committed suicide before he could be captured. -
Battle of the Bulge
Also known as the Ardennes counteroffensive, it was the last major German operation of ww2. It began on Dec 16, 1944 and due to a German collapse the Allies seeped through the cracks and were eventually able to capture Berlin. -
Death of Hitler
During the siege of Berlin in 1945, Allied troops stormed in at an alarming rate, giving the Axis a last stand with Hitler hidden away in a bunker, with almost no time left to make an escape. The Allies came swiftly and Hitler poisoned himself with cyanide and shot himself before the Allies could bring justice. Paleontologists examined A skull for bullet holes and found A set of teeth that belongs to him now sitting in an exhibition in Berlin for Hitler's death in 1945. -
V-E day
V-E day was victory in europe day. It was the day that the Allies had prevailed and Germany accepted its other unconditional surrender, and putting the 2nd world war at an end.
