WWII Project- Emmy

Annexation of Sudetenland

Mar 15, 1939

The Annexation of Sudetenland was an event in World War 2 where Hitler and Nazi Germany took control of Sudetenland, Czechoslovakia, which had a large German population.
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Pearl Harbor

Dec 7, 1941

The Japanese planned a surprise attack on the US naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. This caused the United States to enter World War 2.
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Start of Island-Hopping

Dec 7, 1941

Island hopping was a strategy used in World War 2 to gain land to get closer to Japan for a land invasion. Not only did the US take over the islands, they weakened the Japanese military.
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The Battle for the Philippians

Dec 8, 1941

The Battle for the Philippians was a series of battles fought between the US and Japan for control over the Philippines.
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Japanese Internment Camps

Feb 19, 1942

After the attack on Pearl Harbor, Americans were very wary of all with a Japanese descent. Many thought that they could be spies. In turn, many of the West Coast Japanese were sent to live in awful camps so the military could keep an eye on them.
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Battle of Midway

Jun 4, 1942

The Battle of Midway was a huge part of the Pacific War, fought between Japan and the US. The Japanese had planned to attack Midway Island to weaken their naval presence in the Pacific, however, the US knew about the attack and prepared for them and sunk many of their carriers.
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Battle of Stalingrad

Jul 17, 1942

The Battle of Stalingrad was a major turning point in the war. It was fought between the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany. Stalingrad, now Volgograd was one of the deadliest in the war.
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Battle of Guadacanal

Aug 7, 1942

The Battle of Guadalcanal, also known as the Guadalcanal Campaign, was the first major victory for the US in the Pacific and stopped the expansion of the Japanese.
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Los Alamos

Aug 13, 1942

Los Alamos was site of the Manhattan Project. The Manhattan Project was the US research project that led to the creation of the first nuclear bombs. Los Alamos, New Mexico was chosen as the first spot to create and test nuclear bombs, which was successful and led to the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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D-Day

Jun 6, 1943

D-Day, aka Operation Overlord was the invasion from the Allies at Normandy, France. There were many Allied casualties, but it was a huge victory that forced Nazi Germany to start fighting.
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Meeting at Yalta

Feb 4, 1945

The Yalta Conference was a meeting between the Allied Powers to come to terms with the damage done in the war. It was to reorganize everything.
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Fall of Berlin

Apr 16, 1945

The Fall of Berlin signified the fall of Nazi Germany. The Battle of Berlin capped the Third Reich and the Soviet's Red Army.
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Death of Hitler

Apr 30, 1945

Hitler committed suicide in his sub-level bunker in Berlin. There was a huge hunt for his head as his high ranked soldiers also committed suicide or surrendered. He gave his wife, Eva Braun a posion capsule and he later shot himself.
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Meeting at Potsdam

Jul 17, 1945

The Potsdam Conference was held by the Allied Powers, Truman, Churchill, and Stalin to discuss the future of Germany.
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Bombing of Hiroshima

Aug 6, 1945

The goal of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was to get Japan to surrender and end WWII, and it worked, just 9 days after the drop. The death toll was huge on impact, and then rising days later due to the radiation.
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