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Annexation of Sudetenland
Sudentenland had a predominately German society. This made it possess a significant source of controversy between the countries Germany and Czechoslovakia. Adolf Hitler gave the land to Germany in the Munich Conference. it was a part of Hitler's nationalistic plan for Germany and reunite the Germans under the Nazi government. -
Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor was attacked by the Japanese on December 7th, 1941. It was a surprise attack on the United States Navy using aircrafts to drop bombs on the military base. It destroyed eighteen ships, including five battleships. The attack killed 2,403 people. Fuel still leaks to this day from the USS Arizona's wreckage of the attack. -
The Phillipines
After the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, they also bombed America's main military airbase in the Philipines. Almost two hundred betty bombers and zero fighters attacked Clark Field. They had been delayed by fog but were supposed to arrive at the same time as the attack on Pearl Harbor to increase the element of surprise. -
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Japanese Internment Camps
President Franklin D. Roosevelt created an executive order to establish Japanese internment camps. Anyone of Japanese descent was separated from other Americans and put into isolation camps. The disease spread in these camps because of the close quartering. Many died from tuberculosis and a total of 1,862 had fatal medical issues. -
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Island-Hopping
Island-Hopping was a military strategy that was used by the Allies, mostly the United States, in World War II. They used it against the Axis Powers and targeted Japan. They would take over an island and set up military forces on important islands. This helped the United States take over islands which increased their power in the war. -
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Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway was a naval battle in World War II. It took place in the Pacific Theater and six months after Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor. It was a battle fought almost exclusively with aircraft. The United States launched a surprise attack on the Japanese fleet. It was an important battle because, after this, the Japanese and American naval powers were approximately equal. -
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Stalingrad
The Battle of Stalingrad in World War II was significant because it was the first major German loss during the war. After Germany lost, they did not advance any further into eastern Europe or Russia. It began the diminishing of the Axis Powers and the continual increase, and eventual win, of the Allied Powers. -
Guadalcanal
Battle of Guadalcanal happened during World War II. In this battle, The Allies had a major victory. The US launched a surprise attack and took control of a Japanese ar base that waa under construction. Due to this, the Japanese withdrew from Guadalcanal in February of 1943. American forces recaptured Guadalcanal from the Japanese during this battle. -
D-Day
On D-Day, Normandy was invaded. The Allied forces attacked the Germans in Normandy. Normandy is on the Coast of France. The Allies brought close to 156,000 troops on D-Day. This invasion was a turning point in the war with thousands killed. It is estimated that 4,000-9,000 men died on this day. -
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Meeting At Yalta
At the Yalta Conference, the leaders of the "Big Three" attended to discuss the plans for the end of the war. The big three included
Franklin D. Roosevelt, who was the President of the United States, Winston Churchill, who was the Prime Minister of Great Britain, and Joseph Stalin, the dictator of the Soviet Union. It mostly dealt with the geographical makeup of Europe after the war. -
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Fall of Berlin
The Battle of Berlin included the surrender of the German army and the suicide of German Dictator, Adolf Hitler. It was a victory for the Allies. It was a strategic offensive operation by the Soviet Union and one of the last major battles fought in the European theatre of World War II. -
Death of Hitler
Hitler died in his Fuhrerbunker, with his wife Eva Braun. He had married his wife only two days before their death. They both committed suicide. They used Cyanide pills and Hitler shot himself with a gun. He tested the poison on his beloved dog Blondi first. He committed suicide because he was warned that the Russians were only a day or so away from overtaking the chancellory and chose suicide instead. The bodies of him and his wife were doused with alcohol and burned. -
Los Alamos
Los Alamos National Laboratory or LANL is a federal government laboratory located northwest of Santa Fe, New Mexico. It is well known for being the birthplace of the atomic bomb. It was used for the design and building of nuclear weapons for the Manhattan Project. It was secluded and very secretive. -
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Meeting At Potsdam
The Potsdam Conference was the third and final conference between the leaders of the "Big Three". They came to agreements about the German economy, punishments, and reparations. They also demanded unconditional surrender from Japan. It set the stage for the Cold War that began shortly after the end of WWII. -
Hiroshima
The world's first atomic bomb was dropped by American forces in Hiroshima, Japan, and Nagasaki, Japan. The bomb absolutely devastated Japan and the Axis powers. It led to surrender and an end to WWII. The bombs killed between 90,000 and 146,000 people in Hiroshima. It also killed between 40,000 and 80,000 people in Nagasaki.
