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September 30, 1938 - Chamberlain's Policy of Appeasement

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September 30, 1938 - Chamberlain's Policy of Appeasement

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Appeasement - the act of giving in to someone's demands

Hitler kept demanding more and more land and expanding German territory. People decided to give in to Hitler's demands because of the fear of another world war. This led to the Munich agreement which was an agreement Chamberland made saying that Germany could occupy the Sudetenland area if Hitler stopped his demanding any more land.

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This was a secret pact between Germany and the Soviet Union. This pact stated that these two countries would not attack each other and divided the land between them equally. This was important for Germany because they have a way better chance of winning a one-front war than a two-front war.

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September 1, 1939 - Germany invades Poland

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September 1, 1939 - Germany invades Poland

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This event is the start of WWII. Germany attacked Poland trying to reclaim their lost land from WWI. This caused Great Britain and France to declare war on Germany.

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December 7, 1941 - The Attack On Pearl Harbor

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December 7, 1941 - The Attack On Pearl Harbor

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This was an important battle because this caused the US to join WW II. More than 2,400 people died. It also caused this war to be a multiple front war.

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Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

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Quiz question - Which countries where the first to declare war on Germany?

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Quiz question - Which countries where the first to declare war on Germany?

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(a) Italy and Greece
(b) Britain and France
(c) Norway and Denmark
(d) The united states and the USSR

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Did you know Poland had a bear that served in the military?

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Did you know Poland had a bear that served in the military?

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In 1942, a group of troops from Poland were evacuated and found their way to Iran. While evacuating they befriended a brown bear and named it Wotjtek. They insisted him into the army as a private and he helped carry ammunition in a couple of battles.

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February 19, 1942 - Japanese Internment Camps

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February 19, 1942 - Japanese Internment Camps

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This was when President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066 which said that all people of Japanese ancestry must move into government-controlled camps. This happened only hours after Pearl Harbor because the government worried that these people could have been spies. This is an important event because it often gets over looked but the U.S. treated people very cruelly and unjustly.

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September 8, 1941 - January 27, 1944 - Siege of Leningrad

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September 8, 1941 - January 27, 1944 - Siege of Leningrad

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Seige - Military operation; surrounding the town and cutting off supplies.

This is known as the world's most infamous siege.  It occurred 2 months after Hitler invaded the Soviet Union. The Germans instated a 3 prong attack and advanced into trench war telling his troops to prepare for a siege. This was important because it cut off most of Russia's main factories making it harder to keep supplies for a long war.

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Quiz Question - What was executive order 9066?

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Quiz Question - What was executive order 9066?

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(a) Drop the Atomic bombs
(b) Germany invades Poland
(c) Moving anyone with Japanese ancestry
(d) Storming Normandy beach

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After the US gave up the Bataan Peninsula Japanese took control of it. The Japanese forced around 75,000 Filipino and American troops to march 65 miles to prison camps. At the camps, they were treated brutally around 17,000 people died. This was an important event because we lost a lot of troops

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This Week in Military History | The Bataan Death March | Season 2 | PBS

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Thousands of U.S. POWs took Bataan Death March after the Battle of Bataan in World War II.

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The Allies Island hopping strategy was taking advantage of the small islands in the New Guinea and the Philippines. They destroyed the secure airfields by bombing them from above and made bases. This let the US take the offence and started turning the tides of the war on this front.

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Did you know a German commander was so stressed he left his post to go to the spa?

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Did you know a German commander was so stressed he left his post to go to the spa?

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Heinrich Himmler was the head of the SS guards and was in charge of Army Group Vistula (500,000 soldiers). Though this was too much responsibility for him and he required daily naps and massages. When his army group was over run he fled to the spa.

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D Day - Just stands for day

This is the date of operation overlord. Operation overlord was the plan to storm Normandy beach and bomb it overhead. This helped the allies gain some control on continental England. Over 9,000 soldiers died but 100,000 solders were able to move on to defeat Hitler.

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VE Day - stands for Victory in England day

This was a day of celebration that the over 5-year-long war is over. What happened to end the war was that when Berlin was surrounded Hitler seeing no end in sight decided to commit suicide on April 30th, 1945. His succseser was Grand Admiral Karl Dönitz negotiated the end of the war and signed an unconditional surrender.

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Quiz question - What was Island Hopping used for?

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Quiz question - What was Island Hopping used for?

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(a) To get across the ocean
(b) To gain some land
(c) To be able to fight offensively
(d) To relax on islands

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 March 26, - June 4, 1945 - Battle of Okinawa

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 March 26, - June 4, 1945 - Battle of Okinawa

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More than 60,0000 soldiers and U.S. Marines stormed the shore of Okinawa. The U.S. wanted Okinawa to become a base so then they could successfully bomb Japan. This mission was code-named Operation Iceberg. This battle had some of the worst Kamikaze attacks of the war. This was an Allied victory.

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In the morning Enola Gay an American B-29 bomber dropped an atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima. Honor is a very big part of Japanese culture so big in fact that people would rather die honorably then surrender and live. This was what made President Truman drop the atomic bomb on Japan

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HIROSHIMA THUMBNAIL IMAGE - Tyler Bamford-2

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August 9, 1945 - The bombing of Nagasaki

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August 9, 1945 - The bombing of Nagasaki

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Hiroshima was chosen because it had 2 major Japanese military factories. The date was decided because it was believed that if they drop bombs in quick succession of each other that the Japanese would think that America had loads of atomic bombs and were prepared to continuously drop them until Japan surrenders. More people were injured because the air raid signal had already given the all clear so they left the bunkers. This bombing was very important because it is said to have made Japan surrender.

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Did you know that Nagasaki was actually the third choice for the atomic bomb?

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Did you know that Nagasaki was actually the third choice for the atomic bomb?

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The first choice was Okinawa but the second choice was not Nagasaki. The second choice was Kokura a big manufactural city that produced lots of chemical weapons. Nagasaki was the third choice but was chosen because there was little visibility over Kokura.

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VJ Day - Stands for victory in Japan day

This day the celebrations were even better than VE day because both fronts were done and the war was finally over. It was a day that had been long awaited and it was celebrated by Americans more than VE day because a lot of U.S. soldiers were fighting that front.

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April-June, 1945 - Forming the United Nations

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April-June, 1945 - Forming the United Nations

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The United Nations was formed after World War II to try to keep the peace between the countries. It also helped with cooperation for economic, social, and other problems. This was an important event because the UN is still around today.

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Quiz Question - What was the second choice for dropping the atomic bomb?

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Quiz Question - What was the second choice for dropping the atomic bomb?

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(a) Hiroshima
(b) Nagasaki
(c) Kokura
(d) Tokyo

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Appeasement in World War II | Overview, History & Policy | Study.com

Germany and the Soviet Union sign a non-aggression pact | Anne Frank House.

6 little known facts about WWII | Sky HISTORY TV Channel.

The Attack on Pearl Harbor

Japanese Internment Camps: WWII, Life & Conditions

German Invasion of Poland | Holocaust Encyclopedia

Bataan Death March: Definition Date & World War II - HISTORY

Home | D-Day | June 6, 1944 | The United States Army

What You Need To Know About VE Day 8 May 1945

https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/topics/battle-of-okinawa

The Bombing of Nagasaki, August 9, 1945 | The National WWII Museum | New Orleans

https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/v-j-day