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Japanese Internment
Throughout the years prior to WWII the Japanese struggled in the US. When Pearl Harbor happened the US feared the Japanese were spies their own country. To prevent another attack the US created internment camps for the Japanese, similar to Hitlers action in the Holocaust. This is a significant event because it didn't fully solve the conflict between the Japanese and the US even with the atomic bomb. -
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The Rise of Dictators
Before WWII Mussolini, the leader of Italy was the first of the four major dictators to rise to power. This was followed by Stalin, the leader of Russia. Then Hitler, rose to power in Germany. Lastly, Tojo rose in Japan. These are all important men to know because they dictated a majority of the war. -
The Great Depression
The Great Depression occurred when the stock market crashed. Many people lost their jobs which led to them to lose their way of living and their resources. With the stock market crash Hitler was able to take advantage of the people in Germany. I used this as a specific event because this is how Hitler rose to power during this time period. -
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The Holocaust
The Holocaust was a genocide targeting mainly Jews, but also other "outcasts". Hitler led the Holocaust with his Nazi army because his main goal was the eliminate as many Jews as possible. This is a very significant event because it was occurring before and during the WWII and many innocent lives were taken. It ended when the US liberated the camps after Hitlers death. -
Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor is the day when the Japanese surprise attack a US naval base in Hawaii. This is a very significant event because this what led the US to declare war on Japan. In this moment the US became apart of WWII. -
D-Day
D-Day is the day in WWII where the allied forces invaded the beaches in Normandy. Despite there being five beaches that the invasion occurred on, Omaha beach was the main beach that was effected. It was the bloodiest beach out of the five in the battle. This event is significant because the allied forces began to take over Germany. -
Truman Became President
After Roosevelt passed away Harry Truman was the next president. Truman is the one who decided to drop the two atomic bombs on Japan. Although it took a lot of deciding he finally came to the resolution of dropping the atomic bombs on japan. This is a significant event because this is what ended the war by Japans surrendering. -
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The Atomic Bomb
The atomic bomb was the event that ended the war between the Japanese and the US. Two bombs were dropped between August sixth and August ninth. This was a surprise attack on the Japanese that destroyed their land and home. This was important because it was the end to the Japanese in WWII and the US had victory.
