Historical IDs Flashcards
D-Day Action
850,000 Allied troops invaded France
D-Day Time
June 6, 1944
D-Day Location
On the coast of France
D-Day Significance
Largest seaborne invasion in history. One of the turning points of the war.
Hiroshima & Nagasaki Action
America dropped an atomic bomb on each of these cities in Japan.
H&N Time
August 6-9, 1945
H&N Location
Japan
H&N Significance
Turning point of the war. This action forced Japan to surrender.
Japanese-American Internment Action
The removal of Japanese Americans from the West to prison camps during WW2
Japanese-American Internment Time
Pres. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066 in Feb. 1942 which allowed the removal of Japanese Americans from the Pacific Coast.
Japanese-American Internment Location
Pacific Coast
Japanese-American Internment Significance
The Japanese were removed from the Pacific Coast because of prejudice against all Japanese for the bombing of Pearl Harbor. The prison camps were cruel.