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Japanese intended the attack as a preventive action to keep the United States Pacific Fleet from interfering with its planned military actions in Southeast Asia against overseas territories of the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and the United States. VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YuVIFNqQBE&ab_channel=EducationalVideosforStudents%28CartoonsonBullying%2CLeadership%26More%29
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The Philippines was attacked by the Empire of Japan on 8 December 1941, nine hours after the attack on Pearl Harbor. In several battles, the Japanese were able to defeat American and Filipino forces and quickly occupy the Philippines. VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCyjbFCP-GQ&ab_channel=KPIXCBSSFBayArea
ARTICLE: https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/liberation-of-philippines-cecilia-gaerlan -
Japanese American internment happened during World War II when the United States government forced about 110,000 Japanese Americans to leave their homes and live in internment camps. These were like prisons. Many of the people who were sent to internment camps had been born in the United States. VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_e1s2kwSPwU&ab_channel=HiHoKids
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Sea battle and its successful defense of the major base located at Midway Island dashed Japan's hopes of neutralizing the United States as a naval power and effectively turned the tide of World War II in the Pacific. VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9GAYEDzEeg&ab_channel=MilitaryVideos
ARTICLE: https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/battle-midway -
Battle of Guadalcanal was the first major offensive and a decisive victory for the Allies in the Pacific theater. The possession of a Guadalcanal airbase was important to control the sea lanes of communication between the United States and Australia. VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWgke38ce_U&ab_channel=ForrestHaggerty
ARTICLE: https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-guadalcanal -
The battle of Stalingrad marked the end of Germany's advances into eastern Europe and Russia. The second reason is that this battle was the first major German loss during World War II. After the Germans lost in Stalingrad, they did not advance any farther into eastern Europe or Russia. VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZeerCg_-mw&ab_channel=FoundationofWayneCommunityCollege
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The area probably the most famous federal government laboratory. Synonymous with both clandestine and well-known paradigm-shifting research, it is most recognized as serving as the birthplace of the atomic bomb. VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axkQ4UjTc8M&ab_channel=LosAlamosNationalLab
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The US “island-hopping” strategy targeted key islands and atolls to capture and equip with airstrips, bringing B-29 bombers within range of the enemy homeland, while hopping over strongly defended islands, cutting off supply lines and leaving them to wither. VIDEO:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBHfoQsF2Y4&ab_channel=KhanAcademy
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Allied forces launched a combined naval, air, and land assault on Nazi-occupied France. Allied airborne forces parachuted into drop zones across northern France. Ground troops then landed across five assault beaches - Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno, and Sword. VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=K9xk9GaV0NE&ab_channel=RobMcLean
ARTICLE: https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/d-day -
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. The city of Berlin would also be divided into similar occupation zones. VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcHbOtTQxWE&ab_channel=Pubstarr
ARTICLE: https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/yalta-conference -
Berlin Wall dividing communist East Germany from West Germany crumbled. East German leaders had tried to calm mounting protests by loosening the borders, making travel easier for East Germans. VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=yoBjBzW0pWQ&ab_channel=KaiserProductions
ARTICLE: https://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/berlin-wall -
Adolf Hitler, the dictator of Germany, burrowed away in a refurbished air-raid shelter, consumes a cyanide capsule, then shoots himself with a pistol. This signified the end of the war. VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DA1T5cfowO8&ab_channel=Ruptly
ARTICLE: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/adolf-hitler-commits-suicide-in-his-underground-bunker -
Truman decided that only bombing a city would not make an adequate impression. The aim was to destroy Japan's ability to fight wars. Harry Truman, authorized the use of atomic bombs in order to make Japan surrender, which it did. VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_Sc5GeDkGc&ab_channel=SimpleHistory2
ARTICLE: https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/bombing-of-hiroshima-and-nagasaki -
Potsdam conference was the last of the World War II meetings held by the “Big Three” heads of state. ... The leaders arrived at various agreements on the German economy, punishment for war criminals, land boundaries, and reparations. VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CURyKYXNSs&ab_channel=HarrySTrumanLibrary
ARTICLE: https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/potsdam-conference -
The Sudetenland was a province in northern Czechoslovakia, bordering Germany. Germany wanted to expand its territory to include the Sudetenland and gain control of key military defenses in the area. Once it had control of these defenses, invading the rest of Czechoslovakia would be considerably easier. VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=JaiAkLNFEzk&ab_channel=AtlasAugustus
ARTICLE: https://www.britannica.com/place/Sudetenland
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