December 7, 1941

The Japanese surprise attacked the US naval base at Pearl Harbor

More then 2,400 Americans killed

June 6, 1944

Invasion of the beaches at Normandy in northern France by troops from the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and other countries during World War 2.

Their were 4,414 Allied troops were killed, including 2,501 Americans.

https://www.history.com/articles/d-day

September 1 , 1939

Germany invaded Poland to regain lost territory and ultimately rule their neighbor to the east.

Great Britain would respond with bombing raids over Germany three days later.

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/

July 16th 1945

First atomic bomb

Seen 200 miles away when tested

Described as flash of fire, and black smoke.

https://www.afnwc.af.mil/About-Us/History/Trinity-Nuclear-Test/

The First African American military aviators in the in the U.S Army Air Forces .

Tuskegee Airmen earned eight Purple Hearts, fourteen Bronze Stars, three Distinguished Unit Citations, and 96

Distinguished Flying Crosses.

https://www.nationalww2museum.org/

Adolf Hilter was born April 20th 1889

Leader of Nazi party

Led the holocaust that killed over 10 million deaths

Caused ww2 hoping to reverse the terms of the Versailles Treaty

This war most likely wouldn't have happened if Hitler attended art school

https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/how-did-adolf-hitler-happen

May 20 to June 1, 1941

Nazi paratroopers invade the Greek island of Crete, marking history's first mostly Air born attack.

https://www.history.com/

December of 1937

The Japanese military invaded Nanjing.

The Institute has 102 testimonies from survivors of the Nanjing Massacre.

https://sfi.usc.edu/collections/nanjing-massacre

Made to go against the bombings of German cities

The first successful launch of a v-2 rocket.

When actually used over 5,000 people were killed

Over 10000 prisoners were killed when in Labor making the v-2 rocket

https://www.britannica.com/technology/V-2-rocket

Began July 7th 1937

Started because Japan invaded china in 1931 which was know as the

Japanese soldiers planted a bomb and when it went off and he blamed it on the chinese soldiers.

https://www.britannica.com/event/Mukden-Incident

May 7 , 1945

German armed forces surrendered unconditionally in the west on May 7 and in the east on May 9, 1945. Victory in Europe Day (V-E Day)

15,000-30,000 deaths .

https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/

Microwaves were first used in radar devices

1967, domestic microwaves were introduced

it was accidentally found out that this energy could cook food

https://www.timetoast.com/timelines/inventions-of-ww-ii

Anne Frank German-born Jewish girl who kept a diary documenting her life in hiding amid Nazi persecution during the German occupation of the Netherlands.

Two years later she was discovered. In 1945 she died in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp.

https://www.annefrank.org/

The machine was built in 1943 by Dutch physician Willem Kolff

only one treatment turned out successful with the first making of machines

These days over 90 percent of dialysis patients receive treatment at dialysis centers

https://www.dpcedcenter.org/news-events/news/a-brief-history-of-dialysis/

They had segregated schools for the children and removed mostly latino and mexican american childrens from schools.

In the beginning of ww2 the schools became segregated even though California was once apart of Mexico's land.

The schools the mexican children required to go to taught english to the children regardless of if the child already needed it or not.

https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/lesson-2-education-inequalities-in-california-schools-during-world-war-ii.htm

Born April 29th 1901 and died January 7th 18

Was the longest emperor in Japan's history.

In 1929 he took a trip to Europe making him the first King to travel to a different Country.

• He planned the of bombing of China and he allowed the surrendering of Japans soldiers.

• https://ahf.nuclearmuseum.org/ahf/profile/emperor-hirohito/#:~:text=Hirohito%20presided%20over%20the%20invasion,have%20portrayed%20Hirohito%20as%20powerless.

On may 8th 1945 the war came to an end.

September 2, 1945 documents were signed aboard the USS Missouri

As the news of Germany’s surrender reached the rest of the world, crowds gathered to celebrate in the streets

https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/topics/end-world-war-ii-1945#:~:text=On%20May%208%2C%201945%2C%20World,in%20Europe%20(V%2DE%20Day).

July throughout October of 1940.

Battle of Britain was the first major military campaign fought by air forces without any allies.

The battle established the importance of air superiority in modern warfare

https://edencamp.co.uk/blog/the-10-most-influential-battles-of-world-war-ii/

The Battle of El Alamein was fought throughout October till November 1942 and the war took place in egypt.

The war was led by British General Bernard Montgomery.

This war was marked the turning point in the North African campaign

They fought over the Britans fear of losing access to oil in the Middle East.

https://edencamp.co.uk/blog/the-10-most-influential-battles-of-world-war-ii/

https://www.britannica.com/event/North-Africa-campaigns

Born in Hyde Park, New York in 1882 on January 30th

Franklin Roosevelt attended a prestigious preparatory school in Massachusetts.

As the United States president, himself and his allies decided to invade North Africa in November 1942 and Sicily and Italy in 1943.

The D-Day landings on the Normandy beaches in France, in June 6, 1944,

Were followed by the allied invasion of Germany

https://www.nps.gov/people/franklin-d-roosevelt.htm

He was born November 30th, 1874

The first jeeps were made in Toledo Ohio, In 1949

The jeeps were used because they were able to hold at least 3 soldiers at once and capable of traversing thick mud and steep land.

The jeep was light enough for soldiers to lift free from mud if the truck got stuck.

https://www.historyhit.com/inventions-and-innovations-of-world-war-two/

https://www.autoweek.com/car-life/a1849926/how-has-jeep-gotten-here-check-out-their-miraculous-75-year-story/

Penicillin was discovered in 1928 by Scottish scientist Alexander Fleming

Was used to fight bacterial infections that the

They mass produced it because it was a wide spread of the bacterial infection.

https://www.ibms.org/resources/news/penicillin-the-war-time-miracle-drug-that-saved-millions/

Fought in the Ardennes region of Belgium

Fought from December 1944 to January 1945

The Allies won the Battle of the Bulge

German forces lost over 100,000 soldiers

https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-the-Bulge

President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066

This was supposed to stop spies on the West Coast of the US

Canada soon did something similarly, and removed 21,000 of its residents of Japanese descent from its west coast

https://www.history.com/articles

March 1933 That was when the first Nazi Camp was created

They soon then created more than 44,000 incarceration sites during the time of the Third Reich.

They did it for a range of purpose and inducing forced labor , and also detention of people thought to be enemies of the state.

https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/

July 17, 1942–February 2, 1943

Hitler launched a major offensive into southern Russia, seeking to destroy what was left of the Soviet Army and ultimately capture the Caucasus oilfields.

Then , Stalingrad was heavily bombed by the Luftwaffe, and the ruins became the scene for months of bitter street fighting.

https://www.iwm.org.uk/