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Sudetenland annexation
The Sudetenland Annexation was one of the first of many acts of German aggression leading up to WWII. At first the allied forces decided to leave the Nazi party alone in their conquest but further acts of aggression caused the beginning of WWII1 -
Pearl Harbor
The bombing of pearl harbor was an attack by Japanese forces on a United States Naval base in Pearl harbor, This attack caused the United States to ultimately join the war and caused a defeat for Japan -
Internment camps
On February 19, 1942, Executive Order 9066 was formally signed. Because of this order, Japanese internment camps were created. These camps were created due to rising concerns about Japanese loyalty by the american public. Not only were the camps created, but as many as 120,000 Japanese were forced to relocate to these camps. -
Midway
The battle of Midway was a very pivotal battle in deciding the fate of the war. Midway changed the outlook of the war in the pacific theatre and ultimately led to the decisive victory of the allies against Japan. -
Guadalcanal
The battle of Guadalcanal was fought against the japanese on an island in the pacific that played a major role in communication between the United States and Australia. The battle of Guadalcanal is known today mostly for the large scale coordination between land, air, and sea units. This battle began on august 7, 1942 and ended on February 9, 1943 -
Stalingrad
The battle in Stalingrad was a surprise attack by Germany on the Soviet Union, This broke the treaty that Hitler had signed with Stalin and caused the Soviet Union to become an Ally -
Island hopping
On December 9, 1942, Allies invaded the japanese held island of Gona. This invasion ended in january 1943 and began the tactic of island hopping. The allies employed this strategy to allow them to win the war in the pacific theatre -
D-day
D-day marks the beginning of a massive scale assault on the French Coast, the coast was occupied by German forces after the blitzkrieg invasion of France and the retreat of soldiers at Dunkirk. -
Philippines campaign
The campaign in the philippines was a major push by the allies toward japan that largely involved island hopping to achieve the allied goal. This campaign started on October 20, 1944 and ended on September 2, 1945 -
Yalta Conference
The Yalta conference was a meeting held between the Soviet Union, the United States, and Great Britain to determine the final defeat and occupation of Post-WWII Germany -
Fall of Berlin
The fall of Berlin marked the end of the war in the european front, this defeat caused the nazi party and their forces to ultimately be defeated allowing the United States and the rest of the allies to focus on Japan -
Death of Hitler
On April 30, 1945 Adolf Hitler, dictator of Nazi Germany, killed himself in an underground bunker as a means not to be captured by the allied army. His death signified the end of the war against germany and in the european front. -
Los Alamos Test
On July 16, 1945 The “Trinity test” was commenced eventually paving the way for the nuclear bombing of both Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The lead scientists involved were very worried that their bombs would not work however they did, creating a design that was further improved upon today to create some of the deadliest weapons in many countries’ arsenals. -
Potsdam
The Potsdam Conference was held in a suburb of Berlin between Harry Truman, Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin. In this conference the leaders discussed the end of the war and peace after, however they did not sign peace treaties during the conference -
Hiroshima
To avoid heavy losses on the japanese front president Truman was forced to decide upon dropping an atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima. This damaged the Japanese will to fight, however it was after a second bomb was dropped on another city named Nagasaki that the Japanese decided to surrender. -
