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Chamberlain’s policy of Appeasement - Sept. 30, 1938

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Chamberlain’s policy of Appeasement - Sept. 30, 1938

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Hitler wanted the Sudetenland, Chamberlain agreed to this demand but requested no further demands. This is called "Appeasement", it is a way to comply demands and get peace in return. Although it seemed to work soon Hitler wanted more land.

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Is a form of government controlled by a dictator. Nazis believe that they are the best race(Aryan race) and anything that isn't like them must perish.

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A "Non-Aggression" pact is when two or more countries decide not to fight or interfere with each other or their plans. Hitler and Stalin decided this would work well for both of them and decided to create the Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression pact where they will not fight for 10 years. This allowed Germans to continue their terror without the Soviets interfering. Stalin signed the act in order to keep peace in his country and rebuild his army. Germany would use this pact in order to take poland without much opposition.

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Wanting to regain lost land from WWI Hitler decide to invade Poland. With the Non-Aggression pact in place Germany invaded poland without much trouble, they bombed the city with what is now called the “blitzkrieg" strategy. Any help from the soviets was nonexistence and Hitler took the city quickly.

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Why was The Nonaggression pact so vital for Germany in order to capture Poland?

A: To assassinate Stalin

B: (Correct Answer) So Germany could take Poland without interference from the Soviets.

C: To spread Communism

D: So Poland could overtake Germany.

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The Holocaust is an era in WWI when Hitler ordered that jews ewhere to be killed. this lead millian to go into hiding and many more to die

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Battle of Britain - July 10-Oct. 31, 1940

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Battle of Britain - July 10-Oct. 31, 1940

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Hitler wanting to destroy Britain's defences and Royal Air decided to attack sent out hundred of planes to destroy their defences so they could invade. But Britain's new and innovative tech had made it difficult to attack. So not wanting to risk it Hitler called off the attack. This was a great win for Britain.

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Nazi Germany fighting for control of France was winning and managed to make the Allies run in fear. They traped hundreds of thousands of them in the French seaport of Dunkirk. scrambling to evacuate the troops, hundreds of military and average civilian boats were used to evacuate 198,000 British and 140,000 French and Belgian troops.

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Hitler commanded a siege oppon the city blocking the exits and basically forcing the city to surrender or they would starve. It lasted over 900 days and over 1 million civilians would die.

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At this time the US was undecided on where it stood in the war going on in the east. But this changed once Japan managed to attack Pearl Harbor and destroy hundreds of naval vessels and airplanes. This attack led the US to join the fight against the Axis forces.

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Experience the history of Pearl Harbor with expert-guided tours, historical artifacts, interactive exhibits, and the opportunity to travel back to 1941.

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Hitler was actually the one that declared war on the US not the other way around. He declared war 4 days after Pearl Harbor.

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Why did the US join the war effort?

A: Germany wasn't invading enough countries.

B. Japan promised to help the US if they joined the fight.

C: (Correct answer) Japan Attacked pearl Harbor.

D: Great Britain Betrayed the US.

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Japanese Internment Camps - Feb. 19, 1942

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Japanese Internment Camps - Feb. 19, 1942

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Executive order 9066 was passed by Roosevelt fearing that the Japanese Americans were spies for the mainland Japanese. They were seen as a threat to national security, so hundreds of thousands of Japanese Americans were moved to internment camps to be isolated. Although it was for out of fear, many were left without homes.

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After their surrender the Japanese forced over 70,000 allied troops to march to a camp. Thousands died during the march because of harsh conditions and lack of food and water.

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The battle of midway was fought between the US and Japan and was one of the biggest naval battles in the war. The Japanese had the strategic position of midway and hasn't lost a naval battle in over 50 years. The US won the battle and their victory turned the tide of the war.

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Island hopping(Leapfrogging) was a strategy the Allies used. They would attack and invade smaller and weaker islands around a bigger one and cut of its supply chains causing the island to surrender. Using this method was a cheaper and more efficient helping the war effort go by faster.

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The Battle of El Alamein ended in an allied victory. The battle was an easy victory securing secret german codes. This victory also weakened germany's hold on Africa.

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The battle of stalingrad would be one of the most brutal battles fought, over 500 thousand , to 1 million soviets died and over 500 thousand Germans died as result. The Germans surrenderd and was one of the turning points for the war.

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At one point during the battle of stalingrad over 20,000 men where dying every day.

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The British and the Americans worked together to unleash an attack on germany and secure Africa. Together lead, by General Dwight D. Eisenhower, the allied forces took north Africa. This lead Adolf Hitler to occupy Vichy France.

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Operation Overlord was an operation to take western europe back from the Nazis. Over 150,000 Allied troops stormed five beaches along normandy. They ended up winning the invasion with about 5,000 casualties.

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Normandy - D Day - BBC Documentary 2019 HD

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The first use of kamikazes where during the largest naval battle in history: The Battle of Leyte Gulf. The kamikaze pilots flew directly into the allied warships in order to cause massive damage to the vessel. This suicide was due to a desperate effort by Japan to win the war. Although they lost the Battle of Leyte Gulf they continued o use Kamikazes in future battles.

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True Or False: Kamikazes were supposed to suicide in order to hurt the allies.

T (Correct Answer)

F

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The Yalta Conference involved the three WWII allies: President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin. Together they decide the fate of Germany and whether the soviets should join the war against Japan.

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The island of Iwo Jima was a prime target for the Americans to capture. It provided airfields for a mainland invasion of Japan. It had over 20,000 soldiers when the US attack and barley 200 after 5 weeks of fighting. The marines suffered over 7,000 casualties.  This left the island to the Americans and a strategic position if an invasion of Japan where to take place.

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Battle of Okinawa - March 26 - July 2, 1945

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Battle of Okinawa - March 26 - July 2, 1945

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It was one if not the bloodiest battle ever fought during WWII. The Americans who wanted to capture the island of Okinawa a stormed the beaches of the island but saw no resistance. But as they progressed further inland they were met by strong military resistance. But the Americans managed to defeat them and captured the island after 3 months. In total over  12,000 Americans died, and 110,000 Japanese died. But between 40,000 to 150,000 civilians perished during the conflict. This furthermore gave to US a greater power to take over mainland Japan.

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 Forming of the United Nations - April-June 1945

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 Forming of the United Nations - April-June 1945

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The United Nations was formed in order to help each other and to prevent war. It first started with 51 countries. The united nations makes sure that the world stays out of conflict.

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V-E day was when Germany surrendered. V-E day means victory in Europe. Now Europe was out of the war but the US was still fighting Japan.

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This was the day that the United States dropped the first atomic bomb ever used onto the city of hiroshima. It was a warning for Japan to surrender or else. Over 70,000 Japanese people died due to the bomb. Japan didn't surrender.

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3-Days later the United states dropped another bomb on Nagasaki. This bomb although less damaging killed and estimated 40,000 people. This was the last straw for Japan and they surrendered 6 days later.

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Victory in Japan was the day that Japan surrenders. Japanese emperor Hirohito announced that they had to surrender because the enemy  was in possession of "a new and most cruel bomb." The war was over.

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After Japan surrendered, Hideki Tojo attempted to commit suicide,. He almost succeeded but was nursed back into health in order to be hanged for his war crimes.

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Non Aggression Pact:
https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/german-soviet-nonaggression-pact
Germany Invades Poland:
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germany-invades-poland
Dunkirk:
https://www.britannica.com/event/Dunkirk-evacuation
Battle Of Britain:
https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Britain-European-history-1940
Japenese Interment Camps:
https://www.archives.gov/historical-docs/todays-doc/?dod-date=219#:~:text=Issued%20by%20President%20Franklin%20Roosevelt,were%20moved%20to%20assembly%20centers.
Battle Of El Alamein:
https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-el-alamein
Battle Of Midway:
https://www.nationalgeographic.org/thisday/jun4/battle-midway-begins/
Island Hopping:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leapfrogging_(strategy)
First Kamikazes:
https://www.nationalgeographic.org/thisday/oct25/first-kamikaze-strikes/#:~:text=On%20October%2025%2C%201944%2C%20the%20Empire%20of%20Japan%20employed%20kamikaze,continued%20throughout%20World%20War%20II.
D-Day:
https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/d-day
Battle Of Iwo Jima:
https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-iwo-jima
Battle of Okinawa:
https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-okinawa
Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki:
https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/bombing-of-hiroshima-and-nagasaki
Yalta Conference:
https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/yalta-conference
Helped me put these in order:
https://www.thoughtco.com/world-war-ii-timeline-1779991
Found some cool Facts here:
https://mediafeed.org/78-facts-about-world-war-ii-you-may-not-know/