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Nazi Germany Invaded Poland
Germany wanted to make Poland a territory and ended up doing so. -
Sitzkrieg
An eight month period at the beginning of WWII where only one land military operation was done on the Western Front, French invaded Germany's Saar district. -
France Fell to Germany
After the Nazi launched their invasion of Western Europe, French signed an armistice with Nazi Germany after six weeks. -
Battle of Britain
German and British air-forces conducted the largest sustained bombing campaign to that date. -
Destroyers-for-Bases Deal
Britain was able to acquire 50 US naval destroyers in exchange for the use of naval/air bases in British possessions. -
America First Committee Launched
Speakers like Charles Lindbergh traveled the country to warn Americans of getting involved in a second Europe conflict. -
Congress Instituted the Draft
America enacted the Selective Training and Service Act, which made all men between 21-45 to register for the draft. -
Four Freedoms
FDR proposed lending money to Britain and justified it because it was in defense of freedom of speech, religion, from want, and from fear. -
Lend-Lease
Ended Cash and Carry Act, allowed British to obtain US arms needed on credit. -
USS Kearny Attacked
This ship was torpedoed by a German boat near Greenland, it did not sink. -
Reuben James Sank
The USS Reuben James was sunk by Germans, 115 men died. -
Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, was bombed by Japan, it killed 2,400 Americans killed. -
Battle of Bataan
Japan attacked Allied forces at the Bataan Peninsula, located in the Philippines. -
Bataan Death March
Filipino and American troops were forced to march 65 miles to prison camps. -
Battle of Coral Sea
American fleet responded to Japanese force that had been planning to take over Port Moresby in New Guinea. -
Battle of Midway
United States destroyed Japan's first-line carrier strength and its naval pilots. -
Battle of Stalingrad
Russia was successful from the attack by German at Stalingrad, Russia. -
Battle of El Alamein
This battle marked the climax of North African campaign between British Empire and the German-Italian army, the Allies won. -
Manhattan Project Began
Led by Oppenheimer, this project employed 100,000 people and spent over 2 billion to develop the atomic bomb. -
Casablanca Conference
FDR and Churchill met and planned future global military strategy for the western Allies. -
Island Hopping Campaign Begins
Naval commanders strategy where they bypassed strongly-held Japanese Islands and isolated them with air/naval power. -
Tehran Conference
The Big 3 met and agreed that Britain and American would start a campaign to liberate France and that Soviets would invade Germany and join war against Japan. -
D-Day
Britain, Canada, and America secured several beachheads on the Normandy Coast. -
MacArthur Returned to the Philippines
General MacArthur went to Philippine island of Leyte and announced publicly that he returned to the Philippines. -
Battle of the Bulge
Germans launched the major offensive attack of the war as an attempt to push them Allied front line west from northern France to northwestern Belgium. -
FDR Elected to a 4th Term
During WWII, FDR was elected president by defeating Republican Dewey. -
Yalta Conference
Big 3 met to plan the final defeat and occupation of Nazi Germany. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
American soldiers conduct a strike on Japanese Home Island, Iwo Jima, because of the need for a base near the Japanese coast. -
Battle of Okinawa
The U.S. Navy and Marine corps went to the island of Okinawa for a final push towards Japan. -
FDR Died/Harry Truman Became President
Vice president Harry S. Truman came to presidency after FDR died due to health complications. -
Japanese War Crime Trials
Military trial upon leaders of Japan for "Class A" crimes, which were reserved for those who participated in a conspiracy in starting/waging war. -
VE Day
A public holiday which celebrated the formal acceptance of Nazi Germany's surrender of its military. -
Postdam Conference
Stalin, Truman, and Clement agreed to issue a warning to Japan to surrender and to hold war crime trials on Nazi leaders. -
Little Boy Dropped on Hiroshima
The atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan by the United States Army Air Forces. -
Fat Man Dropped on Nagasaki
Three days after Hiroshima, a second atomic was dropped on Nagasaki, Japan, by America. -
VJ Day
The where it was publicly announced that Japan had surrendered to the Allies, ending World War II. -
Nuremberg Trials
Judges from the Allied powers presided over the hearings of twenty two major Nazi criminals.
