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Annexation of Sudetenland
Start: October 1, 1938
Finish: October 10, 1938
Allowing Hitler to take over Sudetenland was a part of other countries in Europe using appeasement to avoid conflict. Hitler wanted this area because it held Germans from before the WW1 new border lines were drawn and because of his want to eventually be world leader. -
Pearl Harbor
The Japanese surprize attack on a U.S. naval base in Hawaii. Prior to this attack Japan seemed to be on good terms with the United States, and the U.S. took a big blow because of the lack of warning. -
The Phillipines
Start: December 8, 1941
Finish: May 8, 1942
This was the ivasion of the Phillipines islands by Japan. The U.S. helped defend the Phillipines. At one point the United States was defeated in the islands but later were able to reoccupy the area. -
Japanese Interment Camps
Start: February 19, 1942
Finish: March 20, 1946
With rising tensions between the U.S and Japan, the United States decided to imprison Japanese Americans on the West coast because they feared that the Japanese Americans could be spies or would help any Japanese forces in an invasion. -
Battle of Midway
Start: June 4, 1942
Finish: June 7, 1942
This was a major turning point in WW2 in favor of the U.S. against Japan. Most of this battle was fought with aircraft due to the lack of land. -
Guadalcanal
Start: August 7, 1942
Finish: February 9, 1943
This was the first offensive conflict for the U.S. in the Pacific Theater of WW2. It was an important island for communication. -
Stalingrad
Start: August 23, 1942
Finish: February 2, 1943
This was one of the bloodiest battles in WW2. This was a battle between Germany and allied forces to keep control of this territory. -
Island Hopping
This was a strategy used by the Allies during the Pacific War in WW2. The militaries concentrated their resources on significant islands to keep Japan out. -
D-Day
The Allied invasion on Normandy to recapture Nazi occupied France. Many soldiers died during this invasion. -
Meeting at Yalta
Start: February 4, 1945
Finish: February 11, 1945
This was a meeeting between the USA, the USSR, and the UK to talk about postwar rebuilding of war destroyed Europe and Germany -
The Death of Hitler
Hitler was in a bunker hiding from Allied soldiers. To avoid being killed or tortured he ended his own life by shooting himself. His wife also died the same day. -
Fall of Berlin
Start: April 16, 1945
Finish: May 2, 1945
This was a battle mostly fought between the Germans and soviets where the soviets outnumbered the Germans. the Germans were taking a large hit and losing the battle. Hitler admitted the loss of his army and committed suicide. -
Los Alamos
This was a laboratory in New Mexico dedicated to research on the atomic bomb. The first atomic bomb was detonated around 200 miles away from here. -
Meeting at Potsdam
Start: July 17, 1945
Finish: August 2, 1945
A meeting between President Truman and Stalin to inform Stalin that the first bomb on had been set off on Hiroshima, Japan. -
Hiroshima
The city of Hiroshima was the first of two cities to be bombed in Japan in the U.S. attempt to get Japan to surrender in WW2.
