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Annexation of sudetenland
German troops invaded Czechoslovakia. This was the end of appeasement because it had proved that Hitler had been lying in Munich. Germany ended up taking over Bohemia. -
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii base in Honolulu was attacked by Japanese military and the US was very surprised. The Japanese wanted to destroy important American fleet units so that they could conquer southeast Asia without interruption. -
The Philippines
Philippines was attacked by Japan 9 hours after the pearl harbor attack. Allied forces came and got rid of japan and took control of the islands. -
Japanese Internment Camps
These camps were created during world war two and Japanese would be sent there if they were a decent. Franklin Roosevelt thought this was a good idea during world war two. -
Island hopping
This was a military strategy used by the allies in WWII. It is where they took over islands and established military bases there. It was used for a launching point for an attack. -
Battle of Midway
Aircraft battle which the US destroyed Japans first line carrier with most of the highly trained pilots. This battle took place one month after the Battle of the Coral sea. -
Guadalcanal
Guadalcanal was an island on which the US fought Japan. Japan ran out of food and supplies resulting in a victory from the allies. -
Stalingrad
Germany and there allies fought the Soviet union for control over the city Stalingrad. The defense of Soviet union was successful and they stopped the advance of Germany into the Soviet union. -
D-Day
Allied forces landed ships on the beach and invaded northern France. Germany successfully held there position and the allies had to fall back. -
Meeting at Yalta
This was the wwll meeting of all of the heads of government. It was the post war reorganization of Germany and Europe. -
Fall of Berlin
Soviet union attacked Berlin form the east and the west side while Germany took the north side. It was a victory for the soviet union but Germany surrendered and Hitler committed suicide. -
Death of Hitler
Adolf Hitler killed him self with a gun shot to the head. He was mentally unstable and so was his wife who committed by taking cyanide. -
Los Alamo's
A laboratory was developed here and this is where they created the first atomic bomb. The first bomb was detonated 200 miles south of the lab. -
Meeting at Potsdam
last WWII meeting held by three big heads of the government. Known for the successful dropping of the first atomic bomb by the US. -
Hiroshima
The US detonated two nuclear weapons over the city of Hiroshima. The US had consent from the UK and Quebec.
