US History

Annexation of Stutenland

Mar 12, 1938

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Hitler annexed Sudetenland to demonstrate his expansionism. He did this in hopes of expanding Nazi Germany. Article Video

Pearl Harbor

Dec 7, 1941

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Japan launched a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, prompting the United States to join World War II. Right after the attack happened, the US went to war with Japan. Article Video

Japanese Internment Camps

Feb 19, 1942

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After the attack of Pearl Harbor, 100,000 Japanese Americans were sent to interment camps [Article(https://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/japanese-relocation) Video

Battle of Midawy

Jun 4, 1942

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Battle where the US defeated Japan's Navy in the Midway Islands. This marked a turning point in the war in the Pacific
[Article(https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/battle-midway) Video

Island-Hopping Campaign

Aug 7, 1942

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Island-Hopping was a strategy used by the Allies in World War II, the first significant battle this strategy was deployed in was in the Battle of Guadalcanal [Article(https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/pacific-strategy-1941-1944) Video

Guadacanal

Aug 7, 1942

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Allies win war against Japan, gaining control of the Pacific. It also helped stop Japan's expansionism in the Pacific. Article Video

Battle of Stalingrad

Aug 23, 1942

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Battle between Nazis and the Soviet Union, the Soviet Union won, marking a turning point in the war on the eastern front. Article Video

Los Alamos

Apr 15, 1943

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The site in New Mexico where the Atomic Bomb was secretly developed for World War II. Article Video

D-day

Jun 6, 1944

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The allied invasion of France led to the Liberation of France. The battle was big success and let the allies further into Germany. Article Video

Battle of the Phillipines

Oct 22, 1944

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The liberation of the Philippines from the Japanese in World War II. It also gave us a place of operations in Asia. Article Video

Meeting at Yalta

Feb 4, 1945

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The Allied leaders met to discuss what would happen after World War II ended. These leaders included Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin. Article Video

Death of Hitler

Apr 30, 1945

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Hitler committed suicide in his bunker as the allied forces closed in on him in Germany. Article Video

Fall of Berlin

May 2, 1945

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The fall of Berlin marked the end of Nazi rule and the end of the war in Europe. Article Video

Hiroshima Bombing

Aug 6, 1945

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The United States of America dropped the first Atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Soon after, this led to Japan surrendering. Article Video