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Signing of the neutrality act
The neutrality act was America not picking a side in the war. "cash and carry" Meant that the country needing the war supplies had to come to the untied states and pay in cash for the war supplies and take them back home -
Signing of the Tripartite act
On September 27th 1940 Germany,Italy and japan become allies in world war 2 by signing the tripartite pact in BerlinThis formalizing of the alliance was aimed directly at “neutral” -
America set up (WPB)
The united states set up the War Production board in 1941The purpose of the board was to regulate the production and allocation of materials and fuel during World War II in the United States -
Signing the lend-lease act
The lend-lease act lended more war supplies and money to the allies side in the war. the united states did not send troops yet. but by this time in the war the united states had picked a side in the war the allied side -
Women's army corps
The women's army corps allowed women to serve in noncombat positionsNever before had women, with the exception of nurses, served within the ranks of the U.S. Army -
The attack on Pearl harbor
On December 7th 1941 japan surprise attacked Pearl harbor in Hawaii. Killing 2,335 American and1,143 were wounded. 18 ships were sunk or run aground, including 5 battleships. -
America declaring war on the japan
The day after Pearl harbor was attacked America finally got into the war by declaring war on japan -
Batan Death March
march in the Philippines 76,000 prisoners of war their was 66,000 Filipinos, and 10,000 Americans were forced by the Japanese military to endure this march during the early stages of World War II. -
The doolittle raid
On April 18, 1942 the Doolittle raid was an air raid by the United States on the Japanese capital Tokyo -
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Later on in world war 2 America drops one of the first atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
