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Annexation of sudetenland
Germany annexes the sudetenland, a region of czechoslovakia, following the munich agreement -
Pearl Harbor
Japanese forces launch a surprise attack on the US naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Leading to the united states entry into World War II -
The Phillipines
The Philipines are occupied by japan during WWII leading to a long and bloody campaign to retake to islands -
Japanese Internment Camps
The US government forcibly relocates Japanese Americans to interment camps during World War II -
Battle of midway
A decisive naval battle in the Pacific Theater of WWII where US forces defeated a Japanese fleet turning the tide of the war in the Pacific -
Guadalcanal
A key battle between Allied and Japanese forces in the Pacific theater marking the beginning of the allies island hopping campaign -
Stalingrad
A major battle of the Eastern front of World War II where soviet forces defeated the German army making a turning point in the war -
Island Hopping
A military Strategy employed by the Allies in the Pacific Theater where they selectively attacked and captured key islands to advance towards Japan -
D-day
Allied forces land in Normandy France in the largest amphibious invasion in history leading to the liberation of German Occupied France -
Los Alamos
The location of the top-secret Manhattan project where the first atomic bombs were developed during WWII -
Meeting at Yalta
Allied leaders Winston Churchill, FDR, and Joseph Stalin meet in Yalta to discuss post war reorganization of Europe -
Fall of Berlin
Soviet forces capture Berlin, leading to the end of WWII in Europe -
Death Of Hitler
Adolf Hitler the leader of Nazi Germany commits suicide in his bunker in Berlin as soviet forces close in on the city -
Meeting at Potsdam
Another meeting of the Allied leaders where they finalize plans for the post war occupation of Germany -
Hiroshima
The US drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, leading to massive destruction and loss of life