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Annexation of Sudetenland
Timetoast The Czech part of Czechoslovaskia was subsequently invaded by Germany in March of 1939, with a portion being annexed and the remainder turning into the Protectorate of the Bohemia and Moravia. -
Pearl Habor
Timetoast During this time period the Japanese had planned a surprise attack at Pearl Habor. It had sunk or damaged 18 American warships, including hitting all eight of the fleet's battleships. -
The Philippines
Timetoast The Japanese had occupied the Philippines between 1942 & 1943 during WW2. The Filipinos staged guerrilla just to resist the Japanese. Afterwards the Philippines were liberated from the Japanese control from the Allies forces in 1944. For that the Philippines was granted full independence because of the United States in 1946. -
Japanese Internment Camps
Timetoast The desecration of the Japanese Internment Camp was that the camp was ringed with barbed-wires fences and patrolled by armed guards all around. There were also isolation cases of internees that were being killed. They forced all Japanese Americans to leave their homes and proper to be sent to this camp for most of the war. -
Battle of Midway
Timetoast The Battle of Midway was a battle that was fought through aircraft most of the time, in which the United States had destroyed Japans first-line carrier strength and most of its best trained navy pilots. The United States was able to win this battle to enforce that Japan wouldn't have the strength to launch large-scale mobile strikes against the Allied forces. -
Stalingrad
Timetoast The Battle of Stalingrad had happened from July 17th of 1942 until February 2nd of 1943. The Soviets had launched a counteroffensive against Germany arraying at Stalingrad in mid-November of 1942. They had quickly encircled an entire German army, more than 200,000 soldiers. After months in battle the German lasting 91,000 soldiers had surrendered. -
Guadalcanal
Timetoast This was a battle against seven major naval. Many numerous clashes ashore, and almost continuous air combat. For about six long months US forces fought to hold the island. At the end they had prevailed, and the Allies took the first vital step in driving the Japanese back into the Pacific theater. -
Island-hopping
Timetoast To be able to push back against the Japanese advances. MacArthur and Nimitz with the benefits of code breaking and opportunity, employed strategies called "Island Hopping" and "Bypassing". Later on, they played "leapfrog" with the Japanese, landing their forces in areas where they could disrupt the enemy supply lines. -
Los Alamos
Timetoast Los Alamos main gate; The University of California ended up signing a contract with the United States Army Crops of Engineers to be able to operate a secret laboratory hidden away in the mountains of northern New Mexico. This laboratory soon became the home of some of the most revolutionary science in US history. -
D-Day
Timetoast D-Day took place on June 6th of 1944, it brought back the land, air, and sea forces of the allied armies in what is best known as the largest amphibious invasion in military history. This operation was given the code name "OVERLOAD", which delivered five naval assault divisions to the beaches of Normandy, France. It's also called D-Day because many soldiers had passed away during this time being the dead-list battles. -
Meeting at Yalta
Timetoast During the meeting at Yalta all that was attended was Roosevelt, and Churchill. They had a discussion with Stalin whose condition with this meeting was that the Soviet Union would enter the war against Japan. With all of that the agreement would be an exchange for proportional crucial Soviet participation in the Pacific theater, and also the Soviet would be granted a sphere of influence in Manchuria following. -
Death of Hitler
Timetoast Some people do believe that Hitler was actually died, and that it was all really planned out since he didn't want to deal with the consequences of WW2. But others do that that Hitler had died because of suicide via a gunshot to his head on the 30th of April of the year 1945. He was the chancellor and dictator of Germany from 1933 through 1945. -
Meeting at Potsdam
Timetoast In addition of settling matters with Germany and Poland, the Potsdam negotiators did end up approving the formation of the Council of Foreign Ministers that would also act on the behalf of the United States, Great Britain, the Soviet Union, and China to draft the peace treaties with Germany's former allies. -
Hiroshima
Timetoast Around the time of 8:15 in the morning of August 6th of 1945, the Japanese city called Hiroshima was devastated by the first atomic bomb attack that was dropped on top of Hiroshima. Thousands of people ended up passing away due to this tough time. If I'm not mistaken the bomb was dropped by the United States as a single of why they shouldn't mess with the United States after Pearl Habor. It was also the first "weapon" used in the war. -
Fall of Berlin
Timetoast The most exciting moment of life for many Germans. On May 2nd of 1945 the Berlin garrison surrendered to the Soviet army. The Battle of Berlin had to be the most saddest memorization for many people. The people of Berlin were finally free from Soviet control was able to break down the fall what was called the Berlin War down on November 9th of 1989.