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WWII
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Annexation of Sudetanland
Czechoslovakia was invaded by Germany. It was desired not only for living space but because the people were ethnically German. -
Pearl Harbor
Surprise attack on the U.S. Pacific fleet by the Japanese airforce, brought U.S. into the war. -
Island Hopping
American strategy in the Japanese islands, taking over the farther islands before getting closer to Japan itself. -
The Philippines
Japan's conquest of the Philippines is considered one of the worst military defeats in U.S. history. -
Battle of Midway
The United States destroyed Japan's naval fleet and some of its best pilots. -
Battle of Guadalcanal (August 1942-February 1943)
First American offensive in the Pacific theater against Japan, Allied victory -
Japanese Internment Camps
Americans put any and all Japanese-Americans into internment camps to "try and prevent spies getting information". "National Security" was the justification. -
Stalingrad (August 1942-February 1943)
Nazi Germany unsuccessfully fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad -
Los Alamos
Testing and development site of the atomic bombs, notable character Robert Oppenheimer was a lead scientist. -
D-Day
The Allied invasion of German forces in France on the beaches of Normandy -
Yalta conference
This conference divided Germany into Allied-occupied zones, and it became the West and East German states. -
Death of Hitler
Committed suicide via gunshot to the head in his bunker in Berlin. -
Fall of Berlin
Resulted in the surrender of the German army and V-E day, a resounding victory for the Soviet Union and allies. -
Potsdam Conference
Determined the outcomes and terms for after WWII -
Hiroshima
A uranium bomb was dropped over Hiroshima, Japan burned down 70% of all buildings and caused approximately 140,000 deaths.