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During the war Germany wanted to get as much land as possible and Sudetenland was on the border. Germany wanted to take this over to gain more control and for military purposes.
https://www.britannica.com/place/Sudetenland
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Pearl Harbor was an attack on the pacific fleet in Hawaii by Japan. The United States had remained neutral in world war 2 up until this point. 2,403 people were killed during the attack."... a day that will live in infamy..."
https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/pearl-harbor#a-date-which-will-live-in-infamy
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The Philippines were invaded shortly after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. The United States was actually kicked out for a little while but, like we said, we did return and take back our island.
https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/liberation-of-philippines-cecilia-gaerlan
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Island-hopping was used by the United States. This was a tactic we used to take back the islands Japan had taken over. We were working our way from the islands to Japan.
https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/pacific-strategy-1941-1944
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These camps became a thing because of the Executive Order 9066. Americans with Japanese ancestors were pulled from their homes and put in these camps. Some were killed from not following orders, medical reasons, and emotional stress.
https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/japanese-american-relocation
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This battle is the turning point in the war. The United States defeats Japan by hacking into their codes and finding out their plans. This was more of an air and sea battle and not on land. This was a great battle for the allied powers in the Pacific.
https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/battle-midway
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This battle was very important to the United States because this stopped the Japanese from taking over more islands. This was the start of the end for Japan.
https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Guadalcanal
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This was a crucial battle in decreasing the size of the German army. The battle took place in Russia and the Germans ended up retreating. Thanks to the climate and terrain of Russia, this was a great battle for the allies.
https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Stalingrad
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D-Day also known as Operation Overlord is when allies storm the beaches of Normandy. We were trying to make our way to Berlin and Hitler. The United States stormed Utah beach. There were 156,000 allied casualties.
https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/d-day#section_4
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This conference happened after defeating Germany. They talked about the new United Nations. The allied leaders were in attending. They also talked about the ongoing war with Japan.
https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/yalta-conference
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This is also known as the fall of the iron curtain. The Fall of Berlin started the decay in communism. This is when the nazis in Germany decline and is also VE Day. this is VE Day because Germany is finally defeated.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-52572544
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Adolf Hitler did not want to be embarrassed in front of all of his people. He wanted to just disappear. Hitler committed suicide and also killed his wife. After Hitler killed himself Germany surrendered to the allies.
https://www.history.com/.amp/this-day-in-history/adolf-hitler-commits-suicide
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Los Alamos is a place in New Mexico. This is where the atomic bombs were tested. This was used to make sure the bombs would work and be effective. Lots of testing happened here.
https://www.lanl.gov/about/history-innovation/index.php
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The meeting discussed Germany mostly. They talked about demilitarizing Germany and breaking it up. The allied powers would control the knew parts of Germany.
https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/potsdam-conference
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In retaliation to the Japanese bombing Pearl Harbor, the United States dropped 2 atomic bombs. They were dropped in 2 cities, Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Around 80,000 people were killed instantly.
https://www.history.com/.amp/topics/world-war-ii/bombing-of-hiroshima-and-nagasaki
https://youtu.be/Hgp6ZH-by-E