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The SS St.Louis
An estimated 900 plus people fled from Germany in hopes to take refuge in Heaven. There they would be able to move to the U.S. However sadly they were rejected and forced to go back to Europe. This resulted in the death of over 250 people. Everyone that fled identified as a Jew so being sent back was basically a death sentence. -
Battle of Britain
Germany began bombing Britains air force in attempt to cripple Britains main military force and launch an all out invasion. This plan did work out because Germany was fighting Britains in there home field meaning Britain could see the incoming danger before they were able to launch an attack. This gave Britain the time it needed to set up defences. Britain had skilled air force solider and due to this they were able to push Germany back. The attack ultimatly ended as a failure. -
Japanese Canadians internment
The Canadian government made Japanese interment camps in fear of a spy being among one of them. Japanese were treated cruelly and were forced to work for little to nothing. The people that were in the Japanese interment are responsible for the creation of the railway of course they didn't do the work willingly. -
Wannsee conference
High ranking nazi leaders gathered at a tiny Berlin suburb to discuss the "final solution" for the "jew" problem of Germany and wider Europe. Due to the Wannsee conference jews were massacred threw the co-ordination and cooperation with Europe. -
British Commonwealth Air Training Plan
Some time into 1939 Canada, Great Britain, New Zealand and Australia all signed an agreement that created British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP). This was a training camp that would be located in Canada. Canada was the perfect that training ground because of the similarities between Canadas training land and the battle field. Between 1939 and 1945 Canada trained 130,000 crewmen and women. This was one of Canadas biggest contribution to WW2. -
The Liberation of Italy
The "good guys"(Allies) pushed with all there might. There goal was to take out Italy and draw out some nazi Germany solider so the allied troops could push from the other side and regain some of there land. The good guys knew Germany was spread to thin so Germany would need to back Italy if it ever hoped to maintain its land. The good guys pushed through Italy while taking heavy losses. On June 4 1945 Germany was finally defeated. This was near the end of the war and was the finishing blow. -
potsdam declaration
Japan was felt in a state of ruin and due this is due to the atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki. The Potsdam Declaration demanded that japan surrenders. Japan had no choice to agree to the terms. The united states (U.S) had no choice but to partake in the WW2 after Japan allegedly bombed pearl harbour which was a U.S military base located on Hawaii. Once Japan surrendered the alliance it had with Russia and Italy was damaged from the military perspective.
