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Death of President Paul Von Hindenburg
This was the man who had controlled germany before the reign of the dictator Hitler. After his death, Hitler becomes President of Germany. Later Hitlergets rid of the office of the President and declares himself the Führer. -
Doolittle Raid
Lieut. Col. James H. Doolittle led 16 B-25 bombers from the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier Hornet in a surprise attack on the Japanese. While the attack had done little damage it had boosted allied morale. This had taken place during the bombing raid on Tokyo and other cities. -
The bombing of pear harbor
This happened when hundreds of Japanese fighter planes had descended upon the base in Honolulu, Hawaii. Where they had killed thousands of american troops and destroyed 20 American naval vessels, including eight battleships, and over 300 airplanes. -
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battle of midway
The U.S. navy and air troops had fought this air-sea battle and had successfully had defended the major base on Midway Island. This defense had crushed the japans idea of neutralizing the American naval power overall changing the course of WWII. They had won the battle because of the code-crakers that had found out what the Janapese plan was for the battle. -
D-Day
This was the largest amphibious invasion in history. Some 156,000 American, British, and Canadian troops landed on five beaches along a 50-mile long stretch of the heavily fortified coastal region of France’s/Normandy region. June 11, the beaches were fully secured. -
The liberation of France
After years of nazi occupation, Paris was liberated by the French 2nd Armored Division and the U.S. 4th Infantry Division. The resistance was light and General Dietrich von Choltitz defied an order by Adolf Hitler to destroy Paris’ landmarks and burn the city to the ground. The liberation was a breeze and fairly short. -
Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
An American B-29 bomber dropped the world’s first atomic bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima. The explosion from this killed around 80,000 people and thousands would later die from radiation poisoning, Three days later, another B-29 dropped another bomb on Nagasaki. This time killing around 40,000 people instantly. Emperor Hirohito announced his country's surrender from World War II -
Japan surrenders
By the end of the summer of 1945, the Japanese were crippled the navy and air force were destroyed. The Allied naval blockade in Japan and the bombing of Japanese cities had left the country and its economy in pieces. After the bombing of Nagasaki, the empower of japan had agreed to the Potsdam Conference terms of unconditional surrender. Confirming their surrender and withdrawal from WWII. -
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Bay of Pigs Invasion
This was a CIA-funded idea to try and overthrow Fidel Castro and end his communist government. The CIA trained a group of Cuban refugees. The invasion was an utter failure because many Cubans did not agree with the revolution against Castro because they had liked him. The only reason this was an idea was that the Communist government was interfering with American policies.