December 7, 1942

A surprised attack by the Japanese at the base of Pearl Harbor

More than 20 ships, 300 planes, 2400 lives destroyed

The next day President Franklin Roosevelt asked Congress to declare war on Japan.

https://www.history.com/articles/pearl-harbor

December 13, 1937

A bunch of Japanese murdered over 300,000 Chinese soldiers and civilians.

Over ten thousand women and girls were sexually assaulted during the invasion.

September 1, 1939

Germany attacked Poland on land and from the air

Germany invaded Poland for supposedly lost territory which was how Germany started World War 2 in Europe

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/september-1/germany-invades-poland

1942-1945

The Tuskegee Airmen trained in the Great Lakes after graduation

Nearly 200 planes crashed into the Great Lakes during WW2

https://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/18aviatorsdown/history.html

April 1, 1945

The Allied forces invaded Okinawa and it was the bloodies battle in the pacific

12000 American deaths and over 250000 Japanese deaths during the 3 month battle

https://www.history.com/articles/world-war-ii-battles-timeline#Battle-of-Okinawa:-April-1-to-June-22-1945

September 30, 1928-July 2, 2016

Elie Wiesel, a Holocaust survivor, author, Nobel Peace Prize winner

Elie was 15 when he was captured by the Nazis and sent away to a concentration camp in Poland

He is most famous for his book, Night. Which describes his experience in the Holocaust

TCI Textbook. Page 426-427

July 10 - October 31, 1940

The battle between Britain's Royal Air Force and Germany's Air Force

The first battle in history to be fought in the skies

https://www.history.com/articles/battle-of-britain

April 20, 1889 - April 30 1945

Adolf Hitler, the leader of The Nazi Party in Germany, served in the German Military.

Hitler is known for being one of the most powerful leaders and led to the outbreak of WWII

He is famous for the Holocaust which was hatred towards Jews

https://www.history.com/articles/adolf-hitler

The radar invented by Robert Watson-Watt in the United Kingdom which helped defend Britain during the War for air attacks

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radar#:~:text=The%20German%20inventor%20Christian%20H%C3%BClsmeyer,created%20via%20a%20spark%2Dgap.

1939-1960

The inventor Luther Simjian of the ATM, Simjian went on to hold over 200 different patents for inventions ranging from flying simulators to computerized indoor golf ranges. Until 1960 where he managed to convince New York City could install multiple machines.

https://www.findmypast.com/blog/history/10-everyday-inventions-you-owe-to-ww2

1942-1958

Super glue was accidentally invented by Harry Cooper while manufacturing gun sights.

When he accidentally made Super glue he found out it was hard to separate, but later it was abandoned it wasn't needed for his project at the time.

https://www.findmypast.com/blog/history/10-everyday-inventions-you-owe-to-ww2

September 3, 1939-September 2, 1945

The Allied Powers contained Great Britain, United States, Soviet Union/Russia, and China that were against the Axis Powers during WWII

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After the Attack on Pearl Harbor thousands of Japanese Americans on the West Coast were forced to relocate to internment camps.

https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/japanese-american-incarceration

1939-1948

African Americans and other minorities faced barriers in the military including being assigned to separate units, relegated to service positions, and faced unequal treatment in terms of equipment and supplies.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racial_segregation_in_the_United_States_Armed_Forces#:~:text=Because%20of%20this%20resistance%20to%20the%20Army's,armed%20forces%20remained%20official%20policy%20until%201948.

¨ Enemy Aliens ¨ referred to an individual who is a citizen or subject of a country at war with the United States, such as Germany, Italy, and Japan were subjected to restrictions and surveillance

https://www.archives.gov/research/immigration/enemy-aliens#:~:text=British%20subjects%20were%20enemy%20aliens,World%20War%20II%20era%20research.

1945

The atomic bombs were in development since 1942

On August 6 1945 an atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, Japan and later dropped another in Nagasaki which caused Japan to surrender.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwtwo/ww2_summary_01.shtml

June 22 1941-December 5, 1941

Operation Barbarossa was the invasion on Russia by the Nazis there main goal was to get more territory

The attack became the largest and costliest military offensive in history, with around 10 million combatants taking part in the opening phase

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Barbarossa

May 7 1945

Germany surrender going to the Allied headquarters in Reins, France ending WWII in Europe

The surrender was formally signed on the morning of Monday, May 7, 1945, and the news was announced later that day. The surrender document was then signed again on May 8, 1945, in Berlin

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/may-7/germany-surrenders-unconditionally-to-the-allies-at-reims

WWII was not only fought in Europe but also fought in Africa not many battles in Africa were focused on during WWII

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Allied-powers-World-War-II

September 18, 1931

the Japanese Kwantung Army, provided a pretext for their invasion and subsequent occupation of the region, The invasion led to the establishment of the puppet state of Manchukuo in 1932

https://www.britannica.com/video/refugees-Prelude-to-Conflict-cities-Japanese-Imperial-September-1931/-71921