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Executive Order 9066
Executive Order 9066 said that all people of Japanese heritage in the western US to move to government camps. Over 100 thousand people were forced to enter these camps. They were similar to the concentration camps, but less harsh. -
The Bataan Death March
In 1942, American and Fillipino soldiers were trying to hold off the Japanese invasion. They were under the command of General Douglas MacArthur. They were starving, low on supplies, and weary. MacArthur was forced to abandon his troops, and shortly after he left 70,000 of his troops surrendered to the Japanese. They were forced to march 60 miles in 5 days. Any who fell or stopped were killed. -
D-Day
D-Day was the Allied attack on Normandy, France. It was known as Operation Overlord. Over ten thousand Allied troops died, 6600 of which were American casualties. Hitler thought that the attack was a diversion, so he was hesitant to send reinforecements. This allowed the Allies to take the beach and push further into France. -
Auschwitz Liberation
Auschwitz concentration camp was the largest extermination camp in Poland. Jews and other people Nazis considered "undesirable" were sent there to be used as forced labor and exterminated. There was over one million people killed in Auschwitz before it was liberated by the Soviets in 1945. -
Raising of the Flag on Mount Suribachi
Mount Suribachi is the highest point of the island of Iwo Jima. The island was taken from the Japanese by the United States during the war, but at a great cost to both sides. Seven thousand US soldiers died, and all but one thousand of the Japanese on the island were killed in the fighting. -
The Bombing of Hiroshima
Hiroshima, a Japanese island, became the first target of a nuclear weapon when the United States dropped the first atomic bomb on it in late 1945. The bomb was dropped by an American bomber, the Enola Gay. There was 90,000 to 140,000 deaths caused by just one bomb. Most of the island was completely destroyed.
