-
It ended October 10, 1938. it occurred in the aftermath of the Munich Agreement between the Allied Powers and Nazi Germany. Sudetenland in exchange for the promise that Germany would end its territorial expansion. Article: [ https://historica.fandom.com/wiki/Annexation_of_the_Sudetenland ]
Video: [ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rofmja5WGqA ] -
A military strategy employed by the Allies in the Pacific War against the Axis powers during WWII. Taking over an island and establishing a military base and was used as a launching point for taking over the other islands. Article: [ https://courses.lumenlearning.com/boundless-ushistory/chapter/the-war-in-the-pacific/ ]
Video: [ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmfbuKeLY7Q ] -
Devastating surprise attack by Japanese. They managed to destroy or damage nearly 20 American naval vessels, including eight battleships, and over 300 airplanes. Purpose was to bring America into the war and handy cap them. Article: [ https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/pearl-harbor ]
Video: [ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jo2YDnVyui4 ] -
Order 9066. People of Japanese descent would be interred in isolated camps because they were thought to be spy's. After Pearl Harbor these places were packed. Article: [ https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/japanese-american-relocation ]
Video: [ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hI4NoVWq87M ] -
It ended on June 7, 1942. Clash between the U.S. Navy and the Imperial Japanese Navy that played out six months after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Japan’s hopes of neutralizing the United States as a naval power and effectively turned the tide of World War II in the Pacific. Article: [ https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-midway ]
Video: [ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-au50GxIXw ] -
It ended on February 2, 1943. successful Soviet defense of the city of Stalingrad, Russia, U.S.S.R., during World War II. It stopped the German advance into the Soviet Union and marked the turning of the tide of war in favor of the Allies. Article: [ https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Stalingrad ]
Video: [ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3aCdoHyb-8 ] -
It ended on February 9, 1943. First major offensive and a decisive victory for the Allies in the Pacific theater. Japanese had lost two-thirds of the 31,400 army troops committed to the island, whereas the U.S. Marines and the U.S. Army had lost less than 2,000 soldiers of about 60,000 deployed. Article: [ https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-guadalcanal ]
Video: [ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VzCTvSQ4JY ] -
the Allied liberation of Western Europe from Nazi Germany’s control. The invasion was one of the largest amphibious military assaults in history and required extensive planning. Article: [ https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/d-day ]
Video: [ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6wG58VMFaA ] -
It ended on June 20, 1944. Between the Japanese Combined Fleet and the U.S. Fifth Fleet. Known as “the greatest carrier battle of the war,” it accompanied the U.S. landing on Saipan and ended in a complete U.S. victory. Article: [ https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-the-Philippine-Sea ]
Video: [ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNygTz8PMME ] -
It ended on February 11, 1945. At Yalta, the Big Three agreed that after Germany’s unconditional surrender, it would be divided into four post-war occupation zones, controlled by U.S., British, French and Soviet military forces. Determined that Germany should be completely demilitarized and that it would assume some responsibility for post-war reparations. Article: [ https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/yalta-conference ]
Video: [ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1onjIjDD_1M ] -
It ended on May 2, 1945. Resulted in the surrender of the German army and the death of Adolf Hitler. It was a resounding victory for the Soviet Union and the Allies. Article: [ https://www.ducksters.com/history/world_war_ii/battle_of_berlin.php ]
Video: [ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7LrNhNMdzM ] -
Der Fuhrer, Adolf Hitler, dictator of Germany, burrowed away in a refurbished air-raid shelter, consumes a cyanide capsule, then shoots himself with a pistol, on April 30, 1945, as his “1,000-year” Reich collapses above him. Article: [ https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/adolf-hitler-commits-suicide-in-his-underground-bunker ]
Video: [ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNV5pP-5FM0 ] -
Responsibility is to ensure our nation's security through nuclear deterrence this includes stewardship of our nation's nuclear weapons to assure our allies and deter our adversaries. The first place an atomic bomb was tested. Article: [ https://www.lanl.gov/about/history-innovation/ ]
Video: [ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppgdBI31-lo ] -
It ended on August 2, 1945. Last of the Big Three meetings during World War II. Issued a declaration demanding ‘unconditional surrender’ from Japan, concealing the fact that they had privately agreed to let Japan retain its emperor. Article: [ https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/potsdam-conference ]
Video: [ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bu17c_3OTHw ] -
Drops an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Approximately 80,000 people are killed as a direct result of the blast, and another 35,000 are injured. At least another 60,000 would be dead by the end of the year from the effects of the fallout. Article: [ https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/american-bomber-drops-atomic-bomb-on-hiroshima ]
Video: [ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wxWNAM8Cso ]