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Nuremburg Laws
These were antisemintic laws introduced in Nazi Germany after the annual Nuremburg Rally of the Nazi Party -
Munich Conference
A conference in Munich that led to an agreement permitting Nazi Germany to Annex Czechslovakias areas along the border of Germany -
St. Louis Affair
A german ocean liner most notable for the a single voyage in 1939, which her captain Gustav Schorder tried to find homes for 937 German Jewish refugees after they were denied entry to Cuva, the United States, and Canada, until finallt accepted to various countries of Europe. -
Invasion of Poland
A small invasion of Poland by Germany, Soviet Union and a small Slovak contigent that led to the beginning of WW2 -
Death Camps
Camps built by Nazis durring WW2 used to systematically kill tons of people by gasing and extreme work under starvation conditions -
Germany Invasion Of France
The succesful german invasion of France and the Low Countries, beginning on May 10th 1940, defeating primarily french forces -
Battle of Dunkirk
An important battle in the second world war between the Allies and Germany. As part of the Battle of France on the Western Front, The Battle of Dunkirk was the defence and evactuation of British and Allied forces in Europe -
Invasion of North Africa
Campagins of invasions including Libyan and Egyptian deserts, Morocco, Algeria and Tunsia. Fought between Allied and Axis, who botjh had colonial ideals for the Northern African Area -
Pearl Harbor
Was a surprise military strike conducted by the Imperal Japanese Navy against the United States Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on the morning of December 7th, 1941 -
Conquest of Phillippines
Invasion of the Phillippines by Japan from 1941-1942 and the defense of the islands by Filipinos and United States. -
Battle of Wake Island
Began simutaneously with the Attack on Peral Harbor and ended december 23 1941. It was fought on and around the atoll formed by Wake Island and its islets of Peale and Wilkes Islands. -
Wannsee Conference
Was a meeting of senior offcials of the Nazi German regime, held in the Berlin suburb of Wannsee. The purpose of the conference was to discuss Final Solution policies for jewswith administrative leaders. -
Fire Bombing of Tokyo
was conducted as a part of an air raid on japan from the United States Army durring the Pacific Campaign durring ww2, with large effects on Morale -
Bataan Death March
The forcible tranfer by the Japanese Army of 60-80,000 Filipino and American POWs after the three month battle of Bataan. -
Battle of the Coral Sea
A major naval battle in the Pacific Theater of World War 2 between the Imperial Japanese Navy and Alliex naval and air forces from the United States and Australlia -
Battle At Midway
It was the most important battle in the Pacific Theater. One month after the Battle of Coral Sea, American Naval Forces decisvely defeated the Imperal Japanese Navy, inflicting irrepairable damage on their Naval Fleet. -
Battle of Guadalcanal
A military campaign fought between August 7th, 1942 and February 9, 1943 on and around the island of Guadalcanal in the Pacific Theater. It was the first major offensive by the the allied forces agains the Empire of Japan -
Battle of Stalingrad
It was one of the bloodiest battles in history of warfare with 2 million casualties. It was the battle between Nazi and the Soviet Union to take control of Stalingrad. -
Sicily Invasion
A combined British-Canadian-American invasion of Sicily. The original plan contemplated a strong advance by the British northwards along the east coast to Messina, with the Americans in a supporting role along their left flank. -
Invasion of Italy
The allied landing on Mainland Italy by General Harold Alexanders 15th Army Camp durring WW2 -
Battle of Tarawa
A battle in the Gillbert Islands in the Pacific Theater. It was the first American Offensive in the critical cenrtal pacific region, -
Fall of Rome
It took four major offensives between January and May 1944 before the line was eventually broken by a combined assault of the Fifth and Eighth Armies (including British, US, French, Polish and Canadian Corps) concentrated along a twenty mile front between Monte Cassino and the western seaboard. -
D-Day
Landing Operation of the Allied invasion of Normandy. It was considered oen of the most vital points durring WW2. -
Yalta Conference
A meeting held in Livadia Palace near Yalta, of the 3 heads of the allied powers to discuss post-war reorginaization. -
Battle of Okinawa
The largest amphibous battle in the Pacific Theater durring WW2, lasting 82 days. -
Death Of FDR
After his return to the United States on March 1, 1945, he gave a speech to the american public. Many were shocked to see how old and thin he has gotten. About a month later, he passed away in his sleep. -
VE Day
Is a public holiday because was the day when the allies accepted the surrender of the Nazi Germany and the end of Hitler. -
Trinity Test
Code name for the first detonation of a nuclear device in a desert in New Mexico. -
Potsdam Conference
This conference was held between the 3 heads of the allied powers, who came together to decide how to handle punishment against germany, who had just surrendered weeks before. -
Enola Gay
A B-52 Superfortress Bomber that was chosen to drop the first Atomic Bomb in Hiroshima, Japan. -
Hiroshima
Atomic bomb dropping on the city Hiroshima, Japan by the Enola Gay, an United States Amry bomber. -
VJ Day
The day Japan annoucned surrender to the allied powers in WW2. VJ day stands for Victory over Japan Day.