Link:https://history.state.gov/milestones/1937-1945/yalta-conf

The Yalta Conference was a meeting in Yalta, Russia from February 4-11, 1945. This meeting was between Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin in effort to discuss future progress of the war and the postwar world.

Link: https://history.state.gov/milestones/1937-1945/potsdam-conf

The Potsdam Conference, a meeting between Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Harry Truman. This occured in Potsdam, Germany, from July 17 to August 5, 1945. The main purpose of this meeting was to negotiate terms for the end of World War II.

Link:https://history.state.gov/milestones/1937-1945/tehran-conf

The Tehran Conference was a meeting between Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin. This took place between November 28th and December 1, 1943. The main focus of the meeting was determining the United State’s military strategy against Germany and Japan

Link:https://history.state.gov/milestones/1937-1945/casablanca

The Casablanca conference was a meeting between Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill in the city of Casablaca, Morocco. The meeting was mainly focused on coordinating Allied military strategy against the Axis powers for the time being.

Link:https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/zoot-suit-riots-and-wartime-los-angeles The Zoot Suit Riots occurred in Los Angeles. It was a mob of “several thousand soldiers, sailors, and civilians” against people wearing zoot suits in downtown, Los Angeles. These “zoot suits” were hated because they were predominately worn by Mexican American and Filipino American men.

link:https://www.britannica.com/event/Japanese-American-internment

During WWII, tons of Japanese Americans were relocated to detention camps in the U.S. This was a result of built prejudices after the attack on Pearl Harbor.

link:https://www.britannica.com/event/Holocaust

The holocaust was the murder of around six million jews by the nazi regime and their collaborators. It took place in most of the German-occupied Europe.

link:https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/african-americans-fought-freedom-home-and-abroad-during-world-war-ii

During WWII, racism was a big issue.

“In May 1943, Private R. J. Wood was even arrested for impersonating a Marine when he traveled home on leave to Cleveland, Ohio. The police officers did not know African American Marines existed.”

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The microwave oven was invented 1945, during WWII. It was invented at a university in England.

link:The Atomic Bombs That Ended the Second World War

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The atomic bomb was created and used during WWII. One atomic bomb nicknamed “little boy” was used to explode the entire city of Hiroshima, Japan. It was the first atomic bomb used as a weapon of war.

link:https://www.worldwariiaviation.org/aircraft/chance-vought-f4u-corsair#:~:text=An%20aircraft%20company%20better%20known,%2Drespected%20WWII%20fighter%2Fbomber.

The F4U Corsair was created 1938, during WWII, in the United States. It was used in battle, it’s intended use as a U.S. Navy carrier-based aircraft.

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The radar was created during WWII. Specifically, May, 1935, Germany. The radar was used during WWII to track nearby enemy aircraft.

Link:https://www.britannica.com/event/Pearl-Harbor-attack 

The Pearl Harbor Attack took place December 7th, 1941, Pearl Harbor, territory of Hawaii, during the beginning of WWII. It was an attack from Japan

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Link:https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Kursk

The batte of Kursk took place in and around the Soviet city of Kursk, western Russia. It was a battle between the Soviet Union and Russia during WWII.

https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Britain-European-history-1940

July 10th-Oct 31st, 1940, the Batte of Britain took place in the United Kingdom during WWII. It started when the German Air Force launched attacks on British shipping convoys in the English Challenge.

Link:https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Midway

Took place near midway Atoll, in the Pacific Ocean. This war was in response to the Pearl Harbor Attack.

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https://www.britannica.com/biography/Joseph-Stalin

Joseph Stalin was the secretary general of the communist party of the Soviet Union, being directly involved in WWII. With the group who captured Berlin in 1945.

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https://www.britannica.com/biography/Tojo-Hideki

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https://www.britannica.com/biography/Franklin-D-Roosevelt

Franklin Roosevelt Was relevant to WWII because he asked congress to declare war on Japan after the attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7th, 1941

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Link:https://www.britannica.com/biography/Winston-Churchill

Winston Churchill was very relevant to WWII, leading Britain to victory.

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This is where Poland was Invaded, leading to the beginning of WWII

https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/invasion-poland-september-1939

This was where the surrender of Japan occurred. It led to the end of WWII.

https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/surrender-of-japan