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Annexation of the sudenteland
in the aftermath of the Munich Agreement between the allied powers, and Nazi Germany. The annexation of Sudetenland (the northern, southern, and western parts of former Czechoslovakia) occurred between the 1st and the 10th of October, 1938. Hitler wanted the German people in the region to be a part of Germany, and backed off when Czechoslovakia prepared to fight back. The British prime minister gave Hitler the land in return he made Hitler promise to stop the territorial expansion of Germany. -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Near Honolulu, Hawaii the naval base, Pear Harbor was attacked just before 8 a.m. by Japanese air forces on December, 7th, 1941. The Japanese managed to damage 20 naval vessels, and over 300 planes. -
liberation of the philippines
during 1942-1945, the Japanese occupied the Philippines. 10 hours after the attack on pearl harbor the us began the liberation of of the Philippines. -
Japanese internment camps
the Japanese-American people were forced to move to the Japanese internment camps from 1942-1946 due to the scare of spies. -
Battle of midway
the battle of midway was a naval battle between the U.S. and the Japanese navy. along with the battle of Guadalcanal this battle helped to stop the Japanese in the pacific. -
stalingrad
Russians believe the defense of the city of Stalingrad to be one of the greatest victories in U.S.S.R. during WWII. This battle stopped the German invasion of the U.S.S.R. and also marked the turning of the war in favor of the allies. -
Island Hopping
The island hopping tactic was a military tactic employed by the united states to gain military bases in the pacific against japan -
Los Alamos
Los Alamos was a secret town in New Mexico built to research and test the Manhattan project. -
Guadalcanal
the battle of Guadalcanal was a military campaign fought near the island of Guadalcanal. It was the first major land offensive against the empire of japan. -
d day
d day was the day that the allies invaded the beach of Normandy France to gain a push on the axis powers. -
The Yalta confrence
the Yalta conference was a meeting between Winston Churchill, Joseph Stalin, and F.D.R. where they all agreed to get germany's unconditional surrender -
Fall of Berlin
on April 20th 1945, the U.S.S.R. army stormed berlin and took it over. With the fall of Berlin came the fall of Germany. -
Death of Hitler
on April 30th 1945, Hitler committed suicide to avoid capture. -
Potsdam Confrence
a meeting similar to the Yalta conference. But they were deciding what to do with Germany after its capture. -
Bombing of Hiroshima
The bombing of Nagasaki and Hiroshima were the easiest way to force japan to surrender unconditionally. If the US invaded japan there would have been more American casualties than there were already.
