Events of WWII

By Shawn_Drumm04
  • Annexation of the Sudetenland

    Annexation of the Sudetenland

    Hitler wanting to obtain the land lost as a result of WWI, so he demanded annexation of Czechoslovakia, threatening war. On the 29th and 30th of September 1938, Leaders from Britain, Italy, France, and Germany got together and the Sudetenland was seceded to Germany. Article Article 2 Video
  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor

    On December 7th 1941, Pearl Harbor in Hawaii was attacked by Japan in a surprise attack to cripple them. The U.S. lost 2,403 people and several battleships which prompted Franklin Roosevelt to declare war on Japan. Article Article 2 Video
  • The Philippines

    The Philippines

    Japan launched an invasion on the Philippines by sea against mixed Commonwealth units. The Japanese quickly took over Luzon after the first encounter. Article Article 2 Video
  • Japanese Internment Camps

    Japanese Internment Camps

    After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Americans felt ill willed toward Japanese Americans. Franklin Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066 which forced Japanese Americans into internment camps. Article Article 2 Video
  • Battle of Midway

    Battle of Midway

    The Battle of Midway was a major battle in the Pacific Theater with U.S. naval forces facing off against Japanese. The U.S. were victorious in the battle, denying any more advancements in the war by the Japanese and marked the turning point. Article Article 2 Video
  • Guadalcanal

    Guadalcanal

    Japanese forces were stationed on an island named Guadalcanal in the Philippines Pacific Theater. American forces stormed the island and won, switching the American forces from defense to offense. Article Article 2 Video
  • Battle of Stalingrad

    Battle of Stalingrad

    German forces attacked Stalingrad as the Soviet forces defended the city from the invaders. After one of the most fierce battles of the war, the U.S.S.R. had won and the battle is now considered one of the greatest battles of the conflict, marking the turning point in the war. Article Article 2 Video
  • Island Hopping

    Island Hopping

    Island Hopping is a form of attack America came up with during the attacks on Japanese forces in the Philippines. It involved groups of U.S. soldiers clearing one island and then moving onto the next. pushing Japanese forces back. Article Article 2 Video
  • D-Day

    D-Day

    Allied forces had started to storm the Nazi occupied beaches of Normandy in an attempt to advance into enemy territory. After pushing German forces back and fighting in the countryside, the Allies had won, pushing the Germans past Seine river in Paris. Article Article 2 Video
  • Meeting at Yalta

    Meeting at Yalta

    Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin held a meeting in Yalta to discuss what would happen with Germany post-war, Japan, and the formation of the United Nations. Soviet leader Stalin said he would help the U.S. in the effort against Japan and that once Germany surrendered, it would be split into four sections. Article Article 2 Video
  • Fall of Berlin

    Fall of Berlin

    Soviet forces made the final assault on Hitler and the Nazi party, storming the city and turning the city into rubble and ruins. After two weeks of invasion, Soviet forces successfully took over Berlin, marking the end of the war in Europe. Article Article 2 Video
  • Death of Hitler

    Death of Hitler

    Seeing what the people of Italy had done to Mussolini, and seeing how Berlin began to crumble from Soviet forces, Hitler swallowed a cyanide pill and then shot himself. Soviets then made it to his home only to find the corpse of the dictator. Article Article 2 Video
  • Los Alamos

    Los Alamos

    Testing site of the Manhattan project, the U.S. needed a weapon to end their war with Japan quickly and efficiently, with the least U.S. casualties possible.After making a prototype Atomic bomb based on Einsteins idea, it was tested in Los Alamos proving the bomb was successful. Article Article 2 Video
  • Meeting at Potsdam

    Meeting at Potsdam

    Harry Truman, Winston Churchill, and Josef Stalin got together to host a post WWII meeting in Potsdam to discuss what would happen with Germany. They said that Germany would disarm and demilitarize themselves and were split into four sections controlled by the Allies. Article Article 2 Video
  • Hiroshima

    Hiroshima

    The U.S. wanting to end the war with Japan quickly and with the least amount American casualties possible, Truman decided to drop the atomic bombs. The first one "Little Boy" fell onto the city of Hiroshima, home to the HQ of the Japanese Army. Article Article 2 Video