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Manhattan Project Began
Secret military project to produce the first nuclear weapon due to the fear of Germany threat. -
Nazi Germany Invaded Poland
This was how Hitler intended to wage war, eventually known as "blitzkrieg". Extensive bombing early on to destroy their airfields and land. -
Sitzkrieg
While Germans continued to invade, proceeded to launch no major military operations which was also known as the Sitting War -
France Fell to Germany
When Italy entered the war and attempted to invade France, German tanks pushed deep into France and occupied Paris which led to collapse of French Army. -
Battle of Britain
Started when Luftwaffe attacked ships but air war was when Luftwaffe attacked RAF. Ended when Luftwaffe failed to gain Royal Air Force. -
Destroyers-for-Bases Deal
Gave U.S. naval destroyers to Britain in exchange for the use of naval and air bases in eight British possessions. -
America First Committee Launched
Foremost non-interventionist group against the U.S. entry into WWII. One of the largest anti-war organizations in history. -
Congress Instituted the Draft
Instituted conscription in peacetime requiring registration of all men between 21 and 35 for selection for one year's service. -
Lend Lease Act
It was the means for providing U.S. military and to foreign nations during WWII. -
Four Freedoms
FDR went beyond the regular freedoms from the constitution and claimed the new rights as American values. They became symbols for Americans. -
USS Kearny Attacked
Navy warship that was torpedoed by a German U-boat before U.S. was in the war -
Reuben James Sank
First U.S. naval ship sunk by German u-boats, killing many crewman -
Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor
Japanese planes attacked naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii Territory. The bombing killed thousands of Americans and destroyed the port. -
Battle of Bataan
The Japanese tried to attack and invade the Philippines to overwhelm Allied forces on the Bataan Peninsula. -
Bataan Death March
Forcible transfer by the Japanese Army of Filipino and American prisoners of war. -
Battle of Coral Sea
Major naval battle between Imperial Japanese Navy and air forces from U.S> and Australia. -
Battle of Midway
Naval battle in the Pacific after Peal Harbor and Coral Sea, U.S. had defeated Japanese attack. -
Battle of Stalingrad
Nazi Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad in Southern Russia -
Battle of El Alamein
Marked culmination of North African campaign between British Empire and German Italian army. Allied victory here lead to retreat of Afrika Korps and German surrender in North America -
Tehran Conference
Strategy meeting for Stalin, FDR, and Churchill after and the Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran. -
Casablanca Conference
To plan, Allied European strategy for the next phase of WWII. FDR and Churchill were there as well. -
D-Day
Allied forces invaded northern France by beach landing in Normandy. Resulted in Allied liberation of Western Europe from Nazi Germany's control -
MacArthur Returned to the Philippines
As he left when Japanese forces were about to conquer, he promised to come back and he did after his troops landed. -
FDR Elected to a 4th Term
First and only time this ever happened. He died 82 days after elected again and Truman succeeded him. -
Battle of Bulge
German launches the last major offensive of the war known as Operation Mist of Ardennes Offensive in attempt to push the Allied front line west from France to Belgium. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
Only large engagement of the war in which Allied forces suffered more casualties than their Japanese counterparts -
Island Hopping Campaign Begins
Military strategy employed by the Allied in the Pacific War against Japan and the Axis Powers. -
Battle of Okinawa
The largest amphibious landing and resulted in the largest casualties. -
Yalta Conference
Between FDR, Churchill, and Stalin to plan the final defeat and discuss postwar organization and to re-establish the nations that were conquered and destroyed by Germany. -
FDR Died/Truman Became President
He died after beginning his fourth term and Truman was left to finish fighting WWII. -
VE Day
The day Hitler killed himself, and Nazi Germany declared an end to the war. -
Little Boy Dropped on Hiroshima
Code name for the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima by the U.S. Army Air Forces -
VJ Day
Victory over Japan Day, when allies accepted Germany's official surrender. -
Fat Man Dropped on Nagasaki
Code name for the atomic bomb that detonated the Japanese city of Nagasaki. Second of the only two nuclear bombs ever made.
