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The philippines
As Filipino nationalists viewed the conflict as a continuation of the struggle for independence that began in 1896, the U.S. government regarded it as a insurrection., Spain ceded its longstanding colony of the Philippines to the United States in the Treaty of Paris. There was about 200,000 Filipino civilians who have died from violence, famine,and disease. -
Annexation of Sudetenland
In October 1938, Hitler marched into the Sudetenland. The crisis began in February 1938 when Hitler had demanded self determination for all Germans in Austria and Czechoslovakia. As part of Hitler's nationalistic plan for Germany, he wanted to reunite the Germany people under the Nazi government. (https://www.britannica.com/place/Sudetenland) -
Pearl Harbor
The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Territory. Hundreds of Japanese fighter planes descended on the base, where they managed to destroy and damage nearly 20 American naval vessels, including 8 battle ships, and over 300 airplanes, more than 2,400 Americans died in the attack, and 1,000 people were wounded. (https://www.britannica.com/event/Pearl-Harbor-attack) -
Stalingrad
The battle of Stalingrad was the largest confrontation of WWII, were Germany and it's allies fought the Soviet Union for the control of the city. After the Germans lost in Stalingrad, they did not advance any farther into Eastern Europe or Russia. It is believed more than 800,000 have been dead, wounded, missing, or captured. (https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Stalingrad) -
Guadalcanal
Japanese troops landed on Guadalcanal on July 6, 1942 and began constructing an airfield there. About 6,000 US marines landed on Guadalcanal and seized the airfield, there had been about 2,000 Japanese defenders. Both sides then began landing reinforcements by sea. (https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-guadalcanal) -
Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway was a naval battle in the Pacific Theater of WWII. The US Navy defeated a Japanese attack against Midway Atoll, making a turning point int he war in the pacific theatre. The momentum in the pacific changed and Japan went on the defensive for the remainder of the war. The US destroyed Japan's first line carrier strength and most of its best trained naval pilots. (https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-midway) -
Japanese Internment Camps
Japanese internment camps were established during World War II by President Franklin Roosevelt through his Executive Order 9066. It was the policy of the US government that people of Japanese would be in isolated camps. There had been at least 1,860 deaths. These deaths were caused by illnesses such as heart disease, cancer, and tuberculosis. (http://www.ushistory.org/us/51e.asp) -
Island-Hopping
Island hopping was a military strategy employed by the Allies in the Pacific War against Japan and the Axis powers during WWII. It is where forces only concentrate their resources setting up military forces/supplies on important islands. This was also a way to prepare on taking over important islands. -
D-Day
Allied forces launched a combined naval, air and land assault on Nazi-occupied France. A huge force of over 150,000 soldiers, the Allies attacked and gained a victory that became the turning point for World War II in Europe. Over 425,000 Allied and German troops were killed, wounded or went missing during the Battle of Normandy. (https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/d-day) -
Death of Hilter
Adolf Hitler, dictator of Germany had committed suicide in 1945. As Soviet forces stormed Berlin, Hitler had made plans for his suicide. -
Hiroshima
During the final stage of WWII, the US dropped two nuclear weapons over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The two bombings killed 129,000-226,00 people who most were civilians. President Truman warned his advisers that any attempts to invade Japan would result in bad terms, and ordered that the new weapon used to bring the war into an end. (https://www.osti.gov/opennet/manhattan-project-history/Events/1945/hiroshima.htm) -
Meeting at Yalta
The Yalta Conference was the second wartime meeting of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin and U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt. During the conference, the three leaders agreed to demand Germany's unconditional surrender and began plans for a post-war world. Stalin, Roosevelt and Churchill managed to agree to split Germany into four zones of occupation. (https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/yalta-conference) -
Meeting at Potsdam
The Potsdam Conference was the last on the WWII meetings with American President Harry S. Truman, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin, the talks established a Council of Foreign Ministers and a central Allied Control Council for administration of Germany. (https://www.britannica.com/event/Potsdam-Conference) -
Los Alamos
On July 16, 1945, the world's first atomic bomb was detonated 200 miles south of Los Alamos. It's missions was to beat the enemy and develops an atomic weapon . -
Fall of Berlin
The communist government of East Germany begins building the Berlin wall to divide East and West Berlin. The construction of the wall caused a short term crisis, the wall itself symbolizes the cold war.
