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Sudentenland, previously under Czechoslovak rule was predominantly populated by Germans. Many of them were unemployed and Adolf Hitler along with Konrad Henlein, leader of the Nazi party, took advantage of these unemployed Germans anger. Nazis invaded Sudentenland and increased their presence there. Incidents broke out leading to Germany claiming Sudentenland.
article: https://www.britannica.com/place/Sudetenland
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After expressing their want for peace with the US, Japan betrayed their words and attacked us. They bombed our Pacific naval fleet in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Japans intent was to destroy our Pacific fleet. As a result of this bombing, the US was immediately forced into World War 2.
article:https://www.britannica.com/event/Pearl-Harbor-attack
video:https://www.nationalww2museum.org/students-teachers/distance-learning/k-12-distance-learning/video-archive/clip-how-did-japan-attack -
This was a strategy used by the US in the battle with Japan in the Pacific. It was where they seized little islands that could support the next advance in the war.
article: https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/pacific-strategy-1941-1944
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President FDR signed Executive Order 9066 that forced all Japanese Americans into internment camps after the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. This was because they assumed they would all be spies for the Japanese.
article:https://www.britannica.com/event/Japanese-American-internment
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This battle was held in the Pacific ocean between Japan and the US. The US was protecting their naval base at Midway Island which they successfully protected. This turned the tide for the Pacific war.
article:https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/potsdam-conference
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This battle was considered one of the most significant battles of World War II to the Soviet Union. This seven month long battle resulted in halting the German advance into the Soviet Union. It also marked the war turning in favor of the Allies.
article: https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Stalingrad
video: https://www.britannica.com/video/180233/Overview-Battle-of-Stalingrad -
The Battle of Guadalcanal was the first large scale victory for the Allies on the Pacific front. Japan had began constructing an air base on Solomon Island, where US marines launched a surprise attack forcing Japan to leave the Guadalcanal.
article: https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-guadalcanal
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In Los Alamos, New Mexico in 1943 Los Alamos National Laboratory was established. Here they designed and tested both atomic bombs that were to be dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki to end the war with Japan.
article: https://www.lanl.gov/about/history-innovation/
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D-day can also be known as the Battle of Normandy in which American, British and Canadian troops stormed the beaches of Normandy, France. This battle resulted in the liberation of France from Nazi rule. Essentially, the beginning of the end.
article: https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/d-day
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This was a meeting between the three Allied power leaders Churchill, FDR and Stalin.This meeting was held to discuss how to handle the post war destruction of Germany and Europe as well as Soviet involvement in the Pacific theater.
article:https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/yalta-conference
video: https://www.c-span.org/video/?468623-1/united-newsreel-yalta-conference -
The Battle of Berlin essentially is the last battle in Europe in which the reign of Hitler is ended. Soviet troops invaded Berlin and dismantled the city forcing Germany to surrender and resulting in Hitlers suicide.
article:https://www.ducksters.com/history/world_war_ii/battle_of_berlin.php
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fSfmbS4aLo -
After seeing Benito Mussolini being shot and hung by his feet in Milan, Italy Hitler decided he did not want to die in such a humiliating manner. In his bunker several days after the Battle of Berlin Hitler took cyanide pills and shot himself.
article: https://www.history.com/news/hitler-death-cause-teeth-analysis
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This meeting was the last big meeting held by the Allies of World War II. At this meeting was Churchill, Truman, and Stalin. Here they established administration for Germany and Council of Foreign Ministers.
article:https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/potsdam-conference
video: https://www.britannica.com/video/180248/Overview-Potsdam-Conference -
The war with Japan had been dragged out for too long, action had to be taken. The US had constructed an atomic bomb to finally end the war with Japan. They chose the city of Hiroshima, a city that was important but not so densely populated.
article: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/american-bomber-drops-atomic-bomb-on-hiroshima
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iV_1z5FOCvA