Timeline: World War II by Mehkayla Drayton

October 1-10, 1938: Annex of Sudetenland

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Germany wanted this land because a lot of its population was German. Czechoslovakia needed this land to defend itself. Germany wanted to use this land to gain control of military defenses.

video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9r5nRPHSZI

article:https://www.britannica.com/place/Sudetenland

1941: Attack on Pearl Harbor

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Japan attacked where the United States was keeping its naval fleet. This ultimately led to the US entering the war. After the attack, the US declared war on Japan, and then the Axis powers declared war on the US.

video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xM6WTilDaCU

article:https://www.nps.gov/perl/index.htm

December 8, 1941: The Philippines

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On this day, Japan attacked the Philippines. Without the Philippines, Japan felt that they had a disadvantage and that they'd been cut off from the mainland.

video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dNaRi2iFas

article:https://www.britannica.com/topic/history-of-Philippines/World-War-II

February 19, 1942: Japanese Internment Camps

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During WW2, the Japanese Americans were forced into internment camps. At these camps, people lived in uninsulated rooms, had limited hot water, and just overall had poor living conditions.

video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcLXdGJFRkY

article:https://www.britannica.com/event/Japanese-American-internment/Life-in-the-camps

June 6, 1944: D-Day

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Allied forces launched a massive invasion on the beaches of Normandy, France. This operation began the liberation of German-occupied Europe and is considered one of the largest amphibious military assaults in history.

video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9C8zbhGQuzc

article: https://www.army.mil/d-day/history.html

June 4-7, 1942: Battle of Midway

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In this battle, the United States was able to destroy most of Japan's naval pilots. Unfortunately, about 3,000 Japanese died in this battle.

video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZgIR1S3RRo

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

April 30, 1945: Death of Hitler

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Hitler committed suicide while being chased by Russian troops. After his death, Germany surrendered.

video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6U_5cCoZvM

article: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/adolf-hitler-commits-suicide

August 7, 1942: Guadalcanal

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This was a military campaign that ultimately led to Japan's surrender. The allies won this battle.

video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWgke38ce_U

article:https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Guadalcanal

August 23, 1942: Stalingrad

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The battle of Stalingrad led to the deaths of two million people. This battle was between Russia and Germany, and gave the allies an upper hand.

video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZeerCg_-mw

article:https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-stalingrad

April 20, 1943: Los Almaos

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The Manhattan project at Los Alamos helped invent thermonuclear bombs. This later led to the making of the bombs that were dropped on Hiroshima and Naagasaki.

video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mPvYcvFj-s

article: https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/manhattan-project-science-at-los-alamos.htm

February 4-11: Yalta Conference

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This meeting involved major world leaders. At this meeting, they discussed what would happen with Germany after the war.

video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGalZTP1sT8

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May 2, 1945: Fall of Berlin

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This battle ended with a soviet victory. 100,000 soldiers of the Red Army died, and the number of German casualties is unknown.

video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOxAUY7W-EA

article: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Battle-of-Berlin

July 17- August 2, 1945: Meeting of Potsdam

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At the Potsdam conference, Truman talked to Stalin about how America detonated the first atomic bomb. This meeting was also about postwar reconstruction.

video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLWI2cP7pJI

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

August 6, 1945: Hiroshima

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This bomb was the first atomic bomb to be deployed. It was said that the explosion killed 80,000 people on impact. The emperor surrendered after the bomb was dropped.

video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SD_rNSZpz4

article: https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/bombing-of-hiroshima-and-nagasaki

November 12, 1943: Island Hopping

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Island hopping was a strategy used where the islands with the least defense were targeted first. This way more battle could be won.

video:https://www.youtube.com/shorts/jeXmmKEgvjg

article: https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/pacific-strategy-1941-1944#:~:text=This%20practice%E2%80%94skipping%20over%20heavily,weaken%20from%20starvation%20and%20disease.