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Annexation of Sudetenland
Sudetenland was a part of Czechoslovakia where all the Germans lived so Hitler wanted Germany to annex it to reunite the Jews under the Nazi government. -
Attack on Pearl Harbor (December 7, 1941)
The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise attack from the Japanese Navy Air Service on the United States' naval base. They wanted to destroy the US Pacific fleet -
The Philippines
There was an invasion of The Philippines which was the United States territory. It was a planned location between Japan and the South Pacific to invade. -
Japanese Internment Camps
The Japanese Americans were forced to move into camps in the western part of the country. The Americans were scared they were Japanese spies so they locked them up just to be safe. These camps lasted from 1942-1945. -
Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway was a navy battle in the Pacific theater between the United States and Japan. This battle was considered a turning point in the war because Japan had major setbacks after the U.S. defeated Japan. This battle lasted 3 days. -
Guadalcanal
The Battle of Guadalcanal (Operation watchtower) was a battle between the United Sates, Japan, Australia, United Kingdom, and New Zealand. This battle took place on the island of Guadalcanal and it was the first major victory for the Allies in the Pacific. -
Stalingrad
The battle of Stalingrad was the largest confrontation in World War II. This took place in Stalingrad, a city in southwest Russia. Germany and their allies fought the Soviet Union for control over the city. Around 2.2 million people were involved and 1.8-2 million people were killed. -
D-Day
The allied powers invaded Normandy during Operation Overload. D-Day had a code name which was Operation Neptune. It was also known as one of the largest seaborne invasions. -
Meeting at Yalta
The heads of government from the United States, United Kingdom, and the Soviet union got together to talk about Europe and Germany's postwar reorganization and splitting it up into 4 parts. The countries were represented by Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin. -
Island-hopping
Island-hopping which is also known as leapfrogging was a strategy in World War II used by the Allies. This is where you travel from island to island. It was used against Japan and the Axis powers. -
Fall of Berlin
This was the final major battle with Germany, and everything there started going downhill.Two soviet union groups attacked Germany. It was so rough for them that Hitler and others even committed suicide. -
Hitler's Death
Hitler was the leader of the Nazi party, which was very against jews and treated them terribly. Germany had gone through many battles and issues with other countries. All the pressure led him to commit suicide by gunshot and his wife also committed suicide with him by taking cyanide. -
Los Alamos
Los Alamos is located in New Mexico. During World War II they had not had a lot of experience with atomic bombs so this is where they decided to test them out and see how they worked and how much damage they can cause. -
Meeting at Potsdam
This was the last big conference during World War II. It was held by Harry S. Truman, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin. They were known as the "Big Three". They discussed punishment for criminals during the war, agreements on the Germany economy, and land boundaries. -
Hiroshima
Hiroshima, Japan is where the United States decided to drop atomic bomb on, as well as Nagasaki. It automatically killed 80,000 people and wiped out 90% of the city.
