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Annexation of Sudetenland
Germany annexed Sudetenland on October 1, 1938.
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Pearl Harbor
Japanese attacked United States naval base in Hawaii hoping the attack would drag the US into WWII.
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The Philippines
At the beginning of WWII, the Philippines was a United States territory. The island had a population of 19 million and was a strategic location between Japan and the South Pacific.
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Japanese Internment Camps
Established by FDR during WWII, because he didn't trust the Japanese-Americans. So he put them in camps that were under tight security.
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Island-Hopping
A military strategy used by the Allies in the Pacific War against Japan and the Axis powers. They traveled from one island to another taking over each one.
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Battle of Midway
A naval battle in the Pacific Theater during WWII. This battle took place only 6 months after Pearl Harbor and was one of the turning points in WWII.
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Meeting at Potsdam
Held in Berlin, it was the last of the WWII meetings held by "The Big Three", Harry Truman, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin. They arrived at agreement on the German economy, punishments for war criminals, and land boudaries.
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Guadalcanal
The Battle of Guadalcanal was the first offensive victory for the Allies in the Pacific Theater. The Guadalcanal was controlled by the Japanese but recaptured by the United States.
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Battle of Stalingrad
One of the longest, largest, and bloodiest battles in modern warfare between the Soviet Union and Germany and the rest of the Axis powers. Nearly 2 million were either killed or injured during the battle, including over 10 thousand Russian civilians. The Battle of Stalingrad turned the favors of the war to the Axis powers. -
D-Day
The Allied forces invade France during WWII. The Allied powers entered in Normandy, France trying to push back Germany. D-Day, code-named Operation Overlord, was one of the largest military operations in history. D-Day was originally planned to be on June 5, 1944, but because of the weather the Allies decided to push the invasion back a day.
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Yalta Conference
The WWII meeting of the heads of government of the US, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union for the purpose of discussing Germany.The 3 states were represented by FDR, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin.
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Fall of Berlin
The Fall of Berlin ended the battles during WWII in Europe. It resulted in the surrender of the German army and ended the rule of Adolph Hitler.
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Death of Hitler
Hitler took cyanide and shot himself in the head. He died in his bunker in Berlin (his hide away spot).
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Los Alamos
Los Alamos was where the first atomic bomb was tested. It only took them 27 months to make it and test, and it was a success.
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Hiroshima
A modern city in Japan that was largely destroyed by the atomic bomb. Between 60,000 and 80.000 were killed but Japan still didn't surrender.
https://www.thejournal.ie/years-killed-individuals-tragedy-hiroshima-nagasaki-2238080-Aug2015/
