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WWII
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Germany invades Poland
When Poland could no longer fight of the Anzi's, they finnaly surrendered. -
County fair in Pittsburgh join peace demo
People rallyed agaisnt the Great Britan declaring War on Nazi Germany. -
France surrenders to germany
France can no longer fend off Germany so they surrender -
Pittsburgh creates defense program
involved the plan of mobilization of our resources. -
Japanese Attacks Pearl Harbor
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Pittsburgh supports the desicion of war.
it weas shown as a wholw that Pittsburgh after the attact favored us entering war with japan -
Battle of Midway
the United States Navy decisively defeated an Imperial Japanese Navy -
Blackout practice
pittsburgh does their first "blackout practice" -
the Battle of Stalingrad
Germany fights the Soviet union for the city of Stalingrad. -
Raise for steel workers
Steel workers recieved a 44 cents increase on there wage. -
D-Day
One of the biggest U.S. attacts on Normandy, France -
no-strike
20,000 employees of Westinghouse reaffirmed a no-strike pledge for duration of the war. -
to the front lines.
survey showed over 1/3 of contracts went to the front line from pittsburgh plants, -
Allies liberate Paris
The day when the allies liberate paris -
FDR wins pittsburgh
Franklin d roosivelt wins the majority vote in pittsburgh. -
Battle of the bulge
soldiers puched back the border line creating a buldge, hence the name -
Battle of Ino Jika
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delays in industry
flooding idled most pitsburgh industries. -
FDR dies-Truman becomes president
Franklin Delano Roosevelt dies of polio. Harry Truman takes over as president. -
Pittsburgh mournes.
buisnesses, schools, churches, ect. were delayed to mourne the death of FDR -
Hitler Comits suicide
The day hitler took his own life -
VE day
Victory over Europe Day -
Bombing of Hiroshima
The bombing of Hiroshima -
Bombing of Nagasaki
when nagasaki was atomic bombed. -
VJ Day
Victor over japan day, succesfully ending WWII -
Jubilant
The city is jubilant over the victory of japan -
laid off.
pittsburgh laid off 7000 workers in cancelation of the war contract