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Annexation of Sudetenland
After WWI, Sudetenland was included in the boarders of Czechoslovakia. Sudetenland contained ethnic Germans and Hitler wanted to reunite them underneath the Nazi government. -
Peal Harbor
Japan attacked the US naval base in Honolulu, Hawaii. There was more than 2,400 American casualties. The next morning, FDR declared war on Japan. -
Philippines Campaign
The Japanese invade the Philippines and the US and Filipino army try to defend the island of Corregidor and the Bataan Penusula. After 3 months, the Japanese took over both. -
Japanese Internment Camps
Camps where Japanese-Americans that lived on the Pacific coast were forced to relocate because of the threat -
The Battle of Midway
This is a turning point in the war in the Pacific. Took place in the Pacific Theater and introduced the use of aircraft carriers. -
Guadalcanal
The US was using a new strategy called island hopping. The US was trying to retake the islands the Japanese controlled in the Pacific. This specific island took 6 months to capture and cost Japanese (25,000) and American (2,000) lives. -
Island-Hopping
Island Hopping was a military strategy used by the Allies in the Pacific War during WWII. Once an island was taken over a military base would be put there to assist in the attack of another island. -
Battle of Stalingrad
The Soviets beat the Germans. This battle was also a turning point in the war because the Russians began to push towards the Germans from the East. -
D-Day
American, British, and Canadian armies bound together to fight against the Germans on a span of five beaches near Normandy, France. This battle was one of the largest land and sea battles. Prior to D-Day, the allies used fake equipment and weapons to deceive the Germans of where there was a threat. -
Meeting at Yalta
The United States, United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union (the "Big Three") met to create a plan for Europe after the end of the war. They all agreed to occupy Germmany, allow free elections for nations freed of Nazi rule, and they created the United Nations. -
The Fall of Berlin
The Soviets were closing in so Hitler retreated. Hitler had young boys around the city to defend it with their lives. Before the Soviets could advance, Berlin fell. -
The Death of Hitler
Before the Soviets could invade Berlin, Hitler retreated into an underground bunker. He commited suicide to avoid getting caught. -
Los Alamos
To build the atomic there were secret labs all across the Unites States all in charge of different materials needed. The bomb was sucessfully tested at this site in New Mexico during Project Trinity. -
Meeting at Potsdam
The "Big Three" met again close to Berlin to discuss the end of WWII. Truman learned the atomic bombs were ready and issued the Potsdam Declaration. -
Bombing of Hiroshima
An atomic bomb was dropped on the city of Hiroshima, Japan. It instantly killled 80,000 people and more later due to radiation. It also wiped out 90% of the city.
