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Treaty of Versailles
To officially end World War l, The U.S. created a document called the Treaty of Versailles. In this document, Germany had to take the blame for the War and faced several repercussions such as paying damages that happened during the war and reducing their army. -
Holocaust
The Holocaust consisted of a mass genocide of the Jewish population in Germany. This was carried out by Nazi's who were against Jews. Over the span of four years, six million Jewish people were murdered. This was 2/3 of Europe's Jewish population. -
Jewish Concentration Camps
Up until 1945, children and adults were put into concentration camps. In these camps people faced starvation, forced labor, inhumane conditions and death by gas chambers. Many people died in these camps and were stripped of everything they had. Some families were separated in these camps as well. -
Kristallnacht
It was a Nazi organized riot was that broke out in the night against Jews. They destroyed their homes, businesses, synagogues and vandalized them as well. This was one of the first of antisemitism acts against Jewish people. It was given the name "Night of Broken Glass" because of the glass left in streets from the destruction. -
Manhattan Project
The Manhattan Project was a program developed during WWll to develop the first atomic bomb before Nazi Germany. The entire development of the atomic bomb was kept as a secret and other foreign countries such as Germany did not know about the ongoing production. Four years later, the bomb was finished. -
Invasion of Soviet Union
In 1939, Hitler had signed an act with the dictator of the Soviet Union stating that they would not attack each other. This was known as the Non-Aggression Act. But in June of 1941, Hitler broke that promise and decided to invade the Soviet Union. -
Island Hopping
Island Hopping (also known as leapfrogging) was a military strategy that was created by the U.S. to attack certain islands in the Pacific ocean in order to get to Japan. -
Iwo Jima
The U.S. wanted Iwo Jima to use as an airbase for their military . They both went back and forth before the U.S. decided to invade Iwo Jima. The U.S. won the battle and they used this as a landing spot for their men. This site saved the lives of 24,000 men and costed the lives of thousands of Japan's soldiers. -
V-E Day
V-E Day, is also known as victory in Europe day because on this day Germany had surrendered its armed forces to the United Sates and allies. This marked the end of WWll in Europe. WWll was declared over in Europe just days after Hitlers death. -
Hiroshima
After Europe surrendered to the war, Japan refused to surrender. The U.S. decided Japan would quickly surrender if they dropped an Atomic bomb, so they targeted them due to their economics and military. The U.S. dropped the bomb on August 6, 1945. It killed around 120,000 civilians in Japan and even more due to radiation and severe burns from the explosion. However, Japan would still not surrender.