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Annexation of Sudetenland
Sudetenland was annexed by Germany.
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Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor was a naval base for the US in Honolulu, that was struck by the Japanese Navy Air Service.
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The Philippines
The Philippines was attacked by the Japanese Empire 9 hours after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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Stalingrad
Stalingrad is now known as Volgograd. But during WWII, The Battle of Stalingrad was the largest confrontation.
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Japanese Internment Camps
These camps were established during WWII by president Franklin Roosevelt. It was the policy of the U.S. government that people of Japanese descent would be interred in isolated camps.
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Island-hopping
Island hopping was a military strategy used by Allies in the pacific war against Axis powers during WWII. They would take over an island and establish a base there. The base would then turn into a launching point for an attack, they would then take over another island.
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Battle of Midway
This was the turning point of the Battle of the Pacific. The US won this battle and took over this land.
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Guadalcanal
The Battle of Guadalcanal was code-named Operation Watchtower by the American Forces. They then became an allied power after the battle.
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D-Day
"D-Day" is the reffered to word for Normandy Landings. On this day during WWII is when Allied forced invaded northern France.
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Meeting at Yalta
This meeting is also known as the Crimea Conference. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss and establish the postwar reorganization of Germany and Europe.
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Fall of Berlin
The Fall of Berlin was one of the last major offensives of the European theatre of World War II.
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Death of Hitler
The cause of Hitler's death is said to be suicide. He passed in Berlin, Germany.
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Los Alamos
In Los Alamos, there was a secret lab where Nuclear bombs were created which were used to bomb Japan to get them to surrender.
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Meeting at Potsdam
There were 3 main, important people that attended this meeting. They are Joseph Stalin, Winston Churchill, and Harry Truman. This meeting took place in Potsdam, Germany.
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Hiroshima
Hiroshima is a city in Japan. This city was entirely destroyed by an atomic bomb during WWII.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hgp6ZH-by-E
