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World War 2
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Annexation of Sudetenland
Adolf Hitler wanted to Annex (Claim) Sudetenland as land for Germany. Because of the large amount of German citizens in Sudeten, they accepted Hitlers control with open arms. After the Munich Conference, Hitler was granted the land and some extra land that was previously owned by the Czechoslovakian government.
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Los Alamos Laboratory
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Island Hopping
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The Los Alamos Laboratory
The Los Alamos laboratory is a lab in mexico that helped specialize and weaponize the United States with atomic weapons. The facility also helped scientist discover better ways to make bombs and supplied materials to make them. This lab was also known as "Project Y" by government officials. Without this facility, The United States could have possibly never invented the Atomic Bomb. Link= https://www.osti.gov/opennet/manhattan-project-history/Events/1942-1945/establishing_los_alamos.htm -
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Island Hopping
Island Hopping is a method used by both the Allied powers and the Axis powers in the World War. Island Hopping was mainly focused in the Pacific Ocean, in order to obtain territory that will allow either side the advantage. The advantage being better travel and coordination to their sides. Incidents that use this method occurred in the Solomon Island and Pearl Harbor battles. Link = https://u-s-history.com/pages/h1671.html
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Pearl Harbor
On the first Sunday of December, the Japanese military staged a attack on the American Military Base stationed in Pearl Harbor. After the attack, 42 planes that were on the grounds at the time were abliterated, 41 planes were damaged and 43 planes were left untouched by the attack. Vessels such as the Arizona and the Oklahoma, along with many other ships sank. It is estimated that there were over 3,200 US military casualties.
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The Philippines
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The Philippines
Just 10 hours after the attack of Pearl Harbor took place, Japan launched a surprise military assault against the Philippines, Japan attacked from the air and the ground, while the United States and Filipinos defended. After many vicious attacks from the Japanese, the United States had to retreat, leaving the Philippines under the control of the Japanese. Link = http://countrystudies.us/philippines/21.htm -
Japanese Internment Camp
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Japanese Internment Camps
President FDR established these camps during World War 2. It was said that anyone who had Japanese descent who lived in the United States had to go into specific camps. This was one of the direct results from the attacking of the American Naval Base in Pearl Harbor. It is considered to be one of the most 'atrocious' violations of civil rights in the 20th century. Link = https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/japanese-american-relocation -
Battle of Midway
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Battle of Midway
This was a battle that also lead to the slowing down to stopping of the Japanese military spread during the World War. This war was mainly done by aircraft and ships. The battle lasted for 3 days and resulted in a victory for the Allied forces and a loss for the Axis forces. The results were catastrophic for Japan, with over 3,000 casualties from sailors to soldiers, and over 320 Japanese planes sunk to the bottom of the ocean. Link = https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Midway -
Stalingrad
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Stalingrad
The battle of Stalingrad was a multi month long battle between the Germany and Russia. The battle occurred due mainly to the German forces breaking into and claiming the land in Russia (Previously known as the USSR). This battle helped turn the tides over from the Axis powers having the upper-hand to the Allied powers having the upper-hand. Link =
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Guadalcanal
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Guadalcanal
A battle where the Allied powers one on the Offensive and Defensive fronts. This battle took place against the Japanese at a base stationed in the Solomon Islands. The base was still in the process of being built and they were not ready for a battle. Both sides had taken a serious death toll, with Japan taking a greater death toll and were forced to withdraw from Guadalcanal. Link =
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D-Day
D-Day or the Normandy Landings, was a battle that took place off the shores of Normandy, where 156,000 American, British and Canadian Troops stormed through the enemy lines. They managed to get through 50 miles worth of extremely guarded territory in German conquered France. This battle was one of the main factors in the shift from Axis domination in the war to Allied. Links = https://www.history.com/news/d-day-normandy-wwii-facts -
Meeting at Yalta
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Meeting at Yalta
This was the meeting between the main Allied leaders, such as the president of the United States (Franklin Roosevelt) , the Prime Minister of Great Britain (Winston Churchill) and the Premier of Russia/Ussr (Joseph Stalin). This was a meeting in Yalta to try and come up with a plan to defeat the Germans. The conference spanned between the 4th of February to the 11th of February. Link = https://www.britannica.com/event/Yalta-Conference -
Death of Hitler
On April 30th, 1945. The war between the Allied powers and the Axis powers have greatly shifted, and the Axis powers were starting to loose. Hitler did not want to face the punishments he had in store for him, so, He and his wife had committed suicide. To this day, Historians are still trying to figure out what truly happened, as some people believed he had died on the 1st of May while fighting along side his troops
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Fall of Berlin
A battle taking place during the end of the 2nd World War, this battle has been speculated as being one of the most intense battles in human history. The battle left the city in ruins and would result in the end of the war. This was the determining factor that led to the end of Hitlers verbal "Thousand year Reich". Link = http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwtwo/berlin_01.shtml -
Battle of Potsdam
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Meeting at Potsdam
This was one of the last major conferences during World War 2 between the main leaders of the Allied Powers. The leaders at the time were President Harry S Truman of the United States, Minister Winston Churchill of England, and Premier Joseph Stalin of USSR. This meeting was the determining factor for the punishments that Germany would have to face. Link = https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/potsdam-conference -
Hiroshima
The American military deployed an Atomic Bomb against the Japanese city of Hiroshima. After the bomb was deployed, after immediate detonation it was estimated that 80,000 people died from the explosion, 35,000 injured from the explosion and 60,000 would die from the radioactive fallout.
Historians believe this is one of the events that ended the world war and started the cold war. Link = https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/american-bomber-drops-atomic-bomb-on-hiroshima
