ww2 By kaylee09 Oct 1, 1938 Annexation of Sudetenland Hitler took control of Czechoslovakia's Sudetenland, leading the start of WWll article video Dec 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor Japan attacked the U.S. base at pearl harbor, bringing the U.S. into the war article video Dec 8, 1941 The Philippines Japan took over the Philippines, but the U.S. later reclaimed it in 1944 article video 1942 Island-hopping Allied forces captured key islands in the Pacific to get closer to Japan. article video Feb 19, 1942 Japanese Internment Camps Japanese Americans were forcibly relocated to camps due to fears of espionage after Pearl Harbor. article video Jun 4, 1942 Battle of Midway A key naval battle where the U.S. defeated Japan, shifting the Pacific war in favor of the Allies. article video Aug 7, 1942 Guadalcanal The first major Allied victory in the Pacific against Japan, marking a shift in the war article video Aug 23, 1942 Stalingrad A major battle in Russia where Soviet forces defeated the Germans, turning the tide in the war. article video Jun 6, 1944 D-Day Allied forces landed in Normandy, France, to start liberating Europe from Nazi control. article video Feb 4, 1945 Meeting at Yalta Allied leaders (Churchill, Roosevelt, Stalin) met to decide Europe’s future after the war. article video Apr 30, 1945 Fall of Berlin The Soviet army captured Berlin, leading to Germany's surrender and the end of WWII in Europe. article video Apr 30, 1945 Death of Hitler Hitler committed suicide in his bunker as the Allies closed in, ending Nazi leadership. article video Jul 16, 1945 Los Alamos The U.S. developed the atomic bomb at Los Alamos, leading to the bombings of Japan. article video Jul 17, 1945 Meeting at Potsdam Leaders discussed the post-war world, including Germany's fate after its defeat. article video Aug 6, 1945 Hiroshima The U.S. dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, causing massive destruction and helping end the war in the Pacific. article video
