World War II

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  • The Annextaion Of Sudetenland

    The Annextaion Of Sudetenland
    Germany declared the Annexation of Sudetenland on September 30, 1938. After one day, Great Britain, France, Italy, and Germany met to discuss this (the Munich Agreement). They agreed to exchange the Sudetenland for peace.
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  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor
    In the morning of December 7th, 1941, the Japanese went to Pearl Harbor to attack. Unfortunately, the people in Pearl Harbor didn't know it was the Japanese and thought it was reinforcements. The Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, destroying the fleet in Pearl Harbor. This was the main reason why the USA entered the war.
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  • Philippines

    Philippines
    The Japanese invaded the Philippines after ten hours of the attack on Pearl Harbor. They used humans for experimentation.
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  • Japanese internment camps

    Japanese internment camps
    Japanese internment camps were concentration camps where the US government forcibly relocated Japanese Americans during World War II. The camps were also known as "relocation centers".
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  • Battle of Midday

    Battle of Midday
    The Battle of Midway was a naval battle fought between the United States and Japan during World War II, taking place near Midway Atoll from June 4-7, 1942, where the American forces achieved a major victory by sinking four Japanese aircraft carriers, significantly turning the tide of the war in the Pacific against Japan;
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  • The Battle of Stalingrad

    The Battle of Stalingrad
    The battle of Stalingrad was a battle between Germany and the Soviet Union. Germany decided to betray the Soviet Union and invade their country. However, the weather in Russia is very cold and snowing. The Soviet Union had more supplies than Germany, and had gear for the weather. That's when Germany lost to the soviet union.
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  • The Battle of Guadalcanal

    The Battle of Guadalcanal
    The Battle of Guadalcanal was one of the islands that the Japanese took. They used a strategy called Island hopping. The U.S. used that strategy to push back Japan so they would not expand. This battle was a significant victory for the Allied powers.
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  • Los Alamos

    Los Alamos
    Los Alamos, New Mexico was a top-secret site during World War II where the United States developed and tested the first atomic bombs. This was called the Manhattan Project.
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  • Island Hopping

    Island Hopping
    Island hopping can refer to traveling to multiple islands during a vacation or a military strategy used in World War II. The United States primarily used the "island hopping" strategy in World War II, particularly in the Pacific theater against Japan.
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  • D-Day

    D-Day
    The Allied powers came together and went to restore France. They were at Normady, France. 160,000 soldiers landed on 5 different beaches at Normady. This was the turning point during the war. It also weakened Germany.
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  • Meeting Yalta

    Meeting Yalta
    The three big leaders decide what to do with Germany after the war. They discuss how to split Germany into 4 zones, also in Berlin will be split into 4 zones as well. They would be demilitarized and people can now choose to pick any government.
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  • Fall of Berlin

    Fall of Berlin
    The Soviet Union fought at Berlin, trying to push back the Germans on April 20th, 1944. Whenever they pushed them back, they immediately surrenders.
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  • Death of Hitler

    Death of Hitler
    Adolf Hitler committed suicide in his underground bunker. This event happened whenever the Soviets were closing in on Berlin. Before he died, his wife killed herself by poison. After they died, they were burned to get rid of the evidence.
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  • Meeting in Potsdam

    Meeting in Potsdam
    The U.S, Soviet Union, and Great Britain met up and informed about the bombing of Japan and what's really going to happen to Germany. Germany has to pay the Soviet Union reparations. They also talk about Japan not surrendering from the atomic bomb.
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  • Hiroshima

    Hiroshima
    This was the one that the U.S dropped the atomic bomb. They dropped the atomic bomb. They called the bomb, Little boy. It killed 237,000 people. The exact number isn't specific. 60,000 people died.
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