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Executive Order 9066
Executive Order 9066 was a United States presidental executive order signed and issued by president Roosevelt during WWII. What it did was clear the way for the deportation of Japanese Americans to internment camps in states like California, Washington, Oregon, and Arizona. This effectively moved over 110,000 Japanese Americans from the western United States. It was viewed by many as not right, or inhumane. -
The Bataan March
After our surrender to Japan in the Phillippines, the Imperial Japanese Army forcibly transfered about 70,000 American and Filipino prisoners of war. The entire march took five days and nights to reach their final destination of Camp O'Donnell. The prisoners were sick and starving and were treated very harshly. Those who dropped out of line or fell down were beaten, shot, and even left for dead. -
D-Day
During the Battle of Normandy, D-Day was the day when about 156,000 Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy, France with the goal to liberate Western Europe from Nazi Germany control. There were about 10,000 Allied casualities, 6,600 of which were American. It was one of the most heroic, and successful attacks America has ever made. -
Auschwitz Liberation
Auschwitz, the largest camp established by the Germans, was holding more than 1.3 million prisoners at the time. Many had been killed the days before a series of death marches took place. When Soviet forces approached the Auschwitz camp complex, the SS started evacutating tens of thousands of prisoners. If prisoners were marching and could not continue they were shot. Finally, the Soviet army evacuated the remaining prisoners, who were dick or dying; many died. -
Raising the flag on Mount Suribachi
After the win at Iwo Jima, six American Marines rose the American flag on Mount Suribachi. This picture quickly spread through-out the country and gave everybody a sense of nationalism. These soldiers quickly became famous, and would sell war bonds. Overall, this event restored citizens faith in America. -
Bombing of Hiroshima
The Japanese were given the choice of unconditional surrender, or destruction from an atomic bomb. Japan didn't agree to surrending so a bomb was then dropped in Hiroshima, killing more than ninety percent of the population of the city. This was a major advance in America's power Japan. Another bomb had to be dropped before they actually did give in, but nonetheless, it was very important.
