Standard 7D - Major Military Events and Battles of World War II

Analyze major military events of World War II, including fighting the war on multiple fronts, the Bataan Death March, the U.S. military advancement through the Pacific islands, the Battle of Midway, the invasion of Normandy, and the liberation of concentration camps.

Fighting on Multiple Fronts

The U.S. was fighting the war by sea with Japan and by land with Germany. European nations were fighting war by land against Germany.

Bataan Death March

After the Philippines were acquired by the Japanese an estimated 75,000 American and Philippine troops were forced to march 65-miles to death camps. The intense heat and lack of food and water and harsh treatment by Japanese troops caused many American and Philippine troops to die.

Island Hopping

Strategy used by the U.S. to gain a position closest to mainland Japan to be conducive for an attack and as refueling stations in the Pacific.

Battle of Midway

The turning point in the Pacific Theatre where Admiral Chester Nimitz ambushed the Japanese fleet destroying 4 of their aircraft carriers while only suffering the loss of 1 U.S. fleet carrier.

The Invasion of Normandy (D-Day)

On June 6, 1944 the Allies stormed Normandy beaches in France and began the second front against Germany’s Adolf Hitler.

Liberation of Concentration Camps

Beginning in 1945, American, British and Soviet troops started liberating concentration camps created during WWII. The liberators uncovered the gruesome systematic murder carried out by the Nazi Regime. After final liberation of the concentration camps the world discovered the extent of the Nazi’s “final solution”.

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