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Germans start concentration camps. Nazi Police would arrest people and say they were going to ‘Preventive Detention’. These camps started as labor camps but soon became death camps and the Nazis expanded their power to selectively kill entire groups of people.
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Hitler signed an order to kill all children under the age of 5 that showed signs of mental or physical disabilities.It was so successful that it was expanded the older teens and adults. Hitler eventually was killing everyone with a disabilities. About 200,000 people died in this program.
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Rosie was introduced in 1940 to convince women that they could work in factories and help the men win the war. She had her own story about how her boyfriend was in the army and that she wanted to help us win the war.
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At first none of the pilots wanted to be protected by the Tuskegee Flyers because of their race. Later the Tuskegee Flyers became the best group for protecting the planes because the never left formation and they had a 100% success rate.
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Hitler invades Russia but he is not expecting for the civilians to stand up and fight. 85,000 Germans died in 6 weeks.
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In 1941 people had jobs and money but they could not buy anything. Companies were now making goods for war so you could get a war bond which you would ‘lend’ the government money and they would pay you back after the war.
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A day that will live in infamy. On this day the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor from the air with Kamikazee or suicide attacks. They killed many soldiers and sunk many ships.
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt asks Congress to declare war on Japan. This meeting was when he convinced them that we are already in the war at this point so why not fight?
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Japan starts the invasion on the Philippines. This was 10 hours after Pearl Harbor. Japan then held control of the Philippines from 1942 to 1945.
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Germany and Italy declare war on the United States. We declared war on their Ally so it was expected that they declare war on us it was just a matter of time.
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Navajo code talkers are introduced. This is new for the United States and it is good for them because unless you are part of a tribe, or have studied their language you could not figure it out.
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Nazi officials met to discuss the Jewish Question. They agreed the wipeout of Jews was necessary, but expensive. They discuss a Final Solution, but never used the words death camps.
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Camps had no running water and they were dirty and in deserts. Japanese families lost all of their previous belongings. They each got one bag and everything else was taken by the government. Their american rights were violated and no one cared.
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The transfer from Saisai Pt. and Mariveles to Camp O'Donnell by the Japanese Army of 60,000 to 80,000 Filipino and American POWs.
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In FDR’s State of the Union address he asked for 4 things. Freedom of speech and expression, freedom of Worship, freedom from want and freedom from fear
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The Warsaw ghetto was an uprising against the Nazis from the Jews. I lasted a few days then was controlled but it came as a surprise to the germans.
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In just a matter of months Roosevelt allowed over 200,000 Jewish refugees into the U.S. This was called the Jewish refugee board. One of the Jews that was let in was Albert Einstein.
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Frank Korematsu sued the United States for violating his rights. He lost but in 1944 the case went to the supreme court and was appealed.
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Operation Overlord was the largest sea, land and air attack EVER! It was the day the the US took over the beaches of Normandy, Germany.
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President Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Stalin agreed to split Germany into 4 occupied zones, allowing them free elections when they were ready. They also agreed to allow China one of the zones.
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Hitler and his wife commit suicide. They took cyanide pills and went out before they could be tried for war crimes. Before Hitler took the pill he ‘tested’ it on his dogs and killed them too.
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V-E day means victory in Europe the day that Europe unconditionally surrendered their military and were taken over by allies.
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On August 6, 1945 the United States of America dropped an Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. As soon as this bomb hit instant destruction took place.
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Three days after the United States bombed Hiroshima, Japan they dropped another Atomic Bomb on Nagasaki, Japan. This was a huge impact named Fat Boy the bomb lived up to its name.
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Hirohito and Japan unconditionally surrender. They have to give up their military forever and the United States would then agree to be Japan's new military.
