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Pearl Harbor
In 1941 Japan sent jets to bomb Pearl Harbor as an effort to make sure America stays neutral. As a result of this attack more than 2,000 Americans were killed, forcing America to join the war. -
Wannsee Conference
Heydrich met with Adolf Eichmann and 15 other officials from various Nazi ministries and organizations at Wannsee. The topic of this meeting was how to get rid of the " Jew problem". Many ideas were came up with but Heydrich's idea to put the Jews in concentration camps and work them to death won. This is how the mass genocide of Jews was executed. -
D-Day
156,000 American, British and Canadian troops landed on five beaches along a 50-mile stretch of the heavily fortified coast of France’s Normandy region. The invasion was one of the largest amphibious military assaults in history. D-Day was the beginning of the Battle of Normandy. The Allies victory weakened the nazis -
Battle of the Bulge
The objective of the battle was to split the Allies forces up with a surprise blitzkrieg thrust through the Ardennes to Antwerp. The Allies’ leadership miscalculated and left the Ardennes lightly defended by only two inexperienced and two battered American divisions. The Germans sent 250,000 troops to fight. The battle ended as a draw on January 25, 1945. The Battle costed America 100,000 casualties. -
Liberation of concentration camps
Allied troops were moving through Germany an they encountered ens of thousands of concentration camp prisoners. The Troops found concentration camps and were horrified of the conditions. The liberated the prisoners. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
The first battle between Japan and America. it was an amphibious invasion. The battle lasted 37 days and ended March 26, 1945 -
Victory in Europe Day (VE Day)
Victory in Europe Day (VE Day), is a public holiday that marks the day the Nazis completely surrendered to the Allies in WWII. -
Potsdam Declaration
it is the unconditional surrender of japan, drafted up by The US, Great Britain, and China. -
Dropping of the atomic bombs
Dropping the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and later Nagasaki left the cities barren, people turned to ashes, and the places were hit with so much radiation that it is still inhabitable. The bombs lead the surrender of Japan ending the war. -
Victory over Japan Day (VJ Day)
The dropping of the bombs lead to the surrender of Japan. Japan's surrender ended the war. The day of the surrender became known as VJ, and is now celebrated September 2.
