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Kristallnacht
Otherwise known as "The Night of Broken Glass," The Kristallnacht was when Nazis in Germany vandalized Jewish Homes, Shops, and Schools, and Jews were tortured. This was a very sad time for many people. Link text -
Hitler Attacks Poland
On This day, Germany came in to Poland from air and land and bombed them. Hitler said that he did it as a defensive action, but we wanted to rule Poland and take over their territory. -
Battle of Britain
During the Summer, British and German air forces crashed in the sky. This was a very big turnung point in World War II. Link text -
The Holocaust
The Holocaust was a very deviststing time where Nazis killed, tortured, and abused Jewish men, women, and children. In the Holocaust, over 6 million Jews were murdered by the Nazis. Link text -
Japan Attacks Pearl Harbor
On this day, Japan dropped bombs in Honolulu,Hawaii as part of a secret attack. The attacks were terribly devastating, killing more than 2,000 American soldiers and wounding 1,000 American Soldiers. This was a very devastating attack. Link text -
Battle of Coral Sea
A four day battle in World War II, that marked the first sea-air battle in all of History. The Japanese invaded to gain control of the Coral Sea. Link text -
Battle of Stalingrad
The Battle of Stalingrad was a very significant battle of World War II. In this battle, Nazi Germany (and its allies) fought the Soviet Union. They did this to get control of the city of Stalingrad , in Southern Russia. Link test -
Battle of El Alamein
"The Battle of El Alamein marked the culmination of the North African campaign between the forces of the British Empire and the German-Italian army commanded in the field by Erwin Rommel in World War II." Link text -
Battle of Attu
A battle of WWII, where American and Japanese armies battled starting on May 11, and ended May 30, 1943. They fought to get control of Attu, a small island at the far western end of Alaska in the North Pacific. Link text -
Battle of Kwajalein
"n late January 1944, a combined force of U.S. Marine and Army troops launched an amphibious assault on three islets in the Kwajalein Atoll, a ring-shaped coral formation in the Marshall Islands where the Japanese had established their outermost defensive perimeter in World War II." Link text -
D-Day
Approximately 156,000 Americans, Canadian, and British forces invaded the coast of France’s Normandy region. This attack was very large, and required extreme planning and no mistakes could be made. Link text -
Bombing of Dresden
From February 13 to February 15, 1945, during the final months of World War II, forces invaded the historic city of Dresden, which is located in eastern Germany. Link Text -
Iwo Jima
Iwo Jima, a very small Island, approximately 550 miles off the Japanese Cost had one of the longest battles in WWII. The reason America invaded Iwo Jima was because we needed a base near Japan, In case we needed to attack. Ever seen the iconic photo of three men hoisting up an American flag? This was a photo taken by someone when we won the battle. Link text -
US Drops Bomb on Hiroshima
During World War II, the United States was the only nation to be using atomic weaponry. So, they dropped a bomb on Hiroshima. Although the dropping of the atomic bomb on Japan's city ended the war, It is believed to be one of the causes of the Cold War. Link text -
Japan Surrenders (V-J Day)
By this time, Japans Army was very weak and had no supplies/weapons. Their Navy and Air Force were totally destroyed. The cities in Japan were left devastated after they were bombed. Japan didn't have the strength to keep fighting, so they surrendered. Link text
