1942-1953

  • Relocation of the Japanese in the US

    Franklin D. Roosevelt signed an Executive Order which ordered people with Japanese descent living in the United States to relocate to internment camps.
  • Battle of Midway

    The Battle of Midway was a war against the Japanese that happened one month after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
  • Italy Joins the Allies

    After Italy surrendered to the allied forces, a month later, the country decided to join the allies and wage war on Germany.
  • D-Day

    D-Day was the day when the allies landed on Normandy in hopes to wipe out the Nazis in Europe.
  • World War II Ends

    The long and devastating war finally ended both in Europe and in the Pacific.
  • Yalta Conference

    The leaders from the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union, gathered together and discussed the fate for Europe and Germany after the war had ended.
  • Adolf Hitler Dies

    Adolf Hitler and his wife both commits suicide in their underground bunker underneath his headquarters in Berlin.
  • Jackie Robinson

    Jackie Robinson joined the Brooklyn Dodgers and became the first African-American to play in the Major Leagues.
  • Harry Truman Becomes US President

    Thirty-third President of the United States.
  • Korean War Begins

    The Korean War began when North Koreans crossed the 38th Parallel and invaded South Korea.