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After the Nazi's claim to power in Germany, the Nazis demanded the return of the population of Czechoslovakia that contained ethnic Germans of that country and the acreage they lived on. Hitler began to bring war into Europe if his demands weren't met so on September 29-30, 1938, the leaders of Britain, France, Italy, and Germany agreed to the land, and in return, Hitler stated a pledge of peace. On March 15-16, 1939, the action took place. Video -
On December 7, 1941, the Imperial Japanese Army bombed rush the U.S. Pacific Fleet Base at their naval base. They claimed 2,400 American lives, damaged and destroyed 20 American naval vessels and over 300 aircraft. In hopes to weaken the American Fleet, they did the reverse. The next day, Franklin D. Roosevelt addressed the nation that the U.S. shall join the war. This united the American people to finally decide to join the war with full agreement. Video -
After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the American people became wrathful and scarred from the Japanese. Sadly, the American-Japanese residents took the blame in America. In fear of an attack from the inside, FDR signed Executive Order 9066 to move any found and known Japanese-American to an Internment Camp. Their lively hoods, homes, and business were lost. After 30 years later, the US government made an official apology to their residents. Video -
The Battle of Midway lasted for three days. The outcome of this battle led to the Japanese losing 3,000 men, approximately 300 aircraft, one heavy cruiser, and four aircraft carriers. For the US, they lost USS Yorktown and USS Hammann with 145 aircraft and 300 servicemen. This is stated as the turning point of the war for the was when the Japanese Empire finally started to be pushed back to Japan. Video -
Island Hopping is a strategy where you conqueror only a certain series of islands and skip islands where the enemy is heavily fortified to remove their access to supplies & ammunition while continuing further towards your ultimate goal. This strategy was originally used by the Japanese to Conqueror the Pacific and get closer to America but after the Battle of Midway & Guadalcanal Campaign, the U.S. began their advance with the same strategy. Video -
The Guadalcanal was the beginning of the next treacherous three years in the Pacific Theater. Met with high resistance against Japanese Defenders and becoming casualties of Guerrilla Warfare, the Americans kept fighting. Guadalcanal was the first major offensive and defensive battle in the Pacific. Then, six months later under Top Secret orders from the Emperor, the Japanese withdrew from the island and the US became victorious. Video -
The Vicious Battle of Stalingrad between Russia and the Nazis started in August 1942 and ended in February 1943. This gruesome engagement caused the causalities of nearly two million soldiers on both sides and tens of thousands of Stalingrad civilians. The manufacturing was hut due to its importance to the supplies and artillery it gave to the Russians. Ultimately the Russians won due to the winter that hit Stalingrad that year. Video -
On June 4, 1944, the largest invasion comprised of the U.S, Great Britain, Canada, and other allies invaded the beaches of Normandy to push the Nazi's grasp on western Europe. Among the five beaches, Omaha was the heaviest fortified. All the causalities of the storming of Omaha beach resulted in the deaths of two thousand soldiers, half the causalities of operation overlord. The invasion was a success and the Allies' assault began. Video -
On December 20, 1944, MacArthur the Philippines Campaign was launched. This operation would allow island hopping to the point of invading the Japanese Main Island while expelling the Japanese occupation on the Philippines. The Campaign became a success, but supporting the POWs and the residents there would take years later after the gruesome torture they endured. Video -
The Yalta Conference consisted of the President of the United States, FDR, British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, and Soviet Premier, Joseph Stalin. They met in February to discuss the post-war fate of Germany and the agreement that Russia would help in the Pacific Theater. They agreed that Germany shouldn't take all the blame for the war and should be demilitarized and "denazified". Video -
The Battle of Berlin came swift and easy for the Russian Army. The 13-day campaign came to an end once Russian forces took over Berlin. When Berlin fell, the Nazis surrendered for they had no longer a leader nor the will to continue further. This was the end of the European Theater. Video -
When the Russian forces began their siege upon Berlin, Hitler lived his remaining days in his bunker located 55 feet underground consisting of 18 rooms with supplies. He even married Eva Braun just a day before their suicide. They killed themselves by poisoning their breakfast and even their dogs' and then Hitler shot himself with his service pistol. Their bodies were soon cremated and then found by the Soviets. Video -
Los Alamos held the top-secret mission to create the first atomic bomb. It was labeled the Manhattan Project. The mission began in 1943 and on July 16, 1945, they successfully detonated the bomb 200-miles south from the Los Alamos. This project would lead to U.S. victory in the Pacific Theater by the use of two atomic bombs on Japan. Video -
The Three Big Leaders once again met at the Potsdam Conference near Berlin. Truman was hesitant from the Yalta agreement to make sure they didn't leave Germany in a state where it was left in WWI. They were able to confirm postwar affairs on August 1, 1945. Divided into four sections, the U.S, Great Britain, France, and Russia to help Germany rebuild after the war. Video -
Due to Japan's fighting spirit to not give up in the Pacific. Truman is notified of the Manhattan Project and now is left with two decisions. A larger land invasion would be far superior and far man costly from the Americans, which could result in hundreds of thousands of troop deaths or use the atomic bomb on Japan to be a swifter victory. Truman decides to use the atomic bombs on Japan. This becomes the end of the World War. Video -