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Nazi Germany Invaded Poland
Hitler tells geman army to invade poland -
Sitzkrieg
was an eight-month period at the start of World War II, during which there was only one limited military land operation on the Western Front, when French troops invaded Germany's Saar district. -
France Fell to Germany
German forces defeated Allied forces by mobile operations and conquered France, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands, bringing land operations on the Western Front to an end until 6 June 1944 -
Battle of Britain
a military campaign of the Second World War, in which the Royal Air Force defended the United Kingdom against large-scale attacks by Nazi Germany's air force, the Luftwaffe. It has been described as the first major military campaign fought entirely by air forces. -
America First Committee Launched
the foremost United States non-interventionist pressure group against the American entry into World War II. -
Destroyers-for-Bases Deal
Navy destroyers were transferred to the Royal Navy from the United States Navy in exchange for land rights on British possessions. -
Congress Instituted the Draft
requiring the registration of all men between 21 and 35, with selection for one year's service by a national lottery. -
Lend-Lease
system by which the United States aided its World War II allies with war materials, such as ammunition, tanks, airplanes, and trucks -
Four Freedoms
the freedom of speech and expression, the freedom to worship God in his own way, freedom from want and freedom from fear. -
USS Kearny Attacked
Eleven sailors were killed when the German U-boat U-568 attacked torpedoed the US Navy destroyer USS Kearny DD-432. ... The US, which was still neutral in the conflict, took over the defense of Iceland from the British on -
Reuben James Sank
was the first United States Navy ship sunk by hostile action in the European theater of World War II -
Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor
Japanese planes attacked the United States Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Territory. The bombing killed more than 2,300 Americans. It completely destroyed the American battleship U.S.S. -
Battle of Bataan
represented the most intense phase of Imperial Japan's invasion of the Philippines during World War II -
Bataan Death March
was the forcible transfer by the Imperial Japanese Army of 60,000–80,000 American and Filipino prisoners of war -
Island Hopping Campaign Begins
was a military strategy employed by the Allies in the Pacific War against Japan and the Axis powers during World War II. -
Battle of Coral Sea
was a major naval battle between the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) and naval and air forces from the United States and Australia, taking place in the Pacific Theatre of World War II. -
Battle of Midway
only six months after Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor and one month after the Battle of the Coral Sea -
Battle of El Alamein
took place near the Egyptian railway halt of El Alamein. The First Battle of El Alamein and the Battle of Alam el Halfa had prevented the Axis from advancing further into Egypt -
Battle of Stalingrad
was the largest confrontation of World War II, in which Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad in Southern Russia -
Manhattan Project Began
secret military project created to produce the first US nuclear weapon. Fears that Nazi Germany would build and use a nuclear weapon during World War II triggered the start of the Manhattan Project, which was originally based in Manhattan, New York. -
Casablanca Conference
was held at the Anfa Hotel in Casablanca, French Morocco,to plan the Allied European strategy for the next phase of World War II. -
Tehran Conference
was a strategy meeting of Joseph Stalin, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Winston Churchill from 28 November to 1 December 1943, after the Anglo-Soviet Invasion of Iran. -
FDR Elected to a 4th Term
This was the first and only time a president has been inaugurated for a fourth term. -
D-Day
Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during World War II. Codenamed Operation Neptune and often referred to as D-Day, it was the largest seaborne invasion in history -
MacArthur Returned to the Philippines
few hours after his troops landed, MacArthur waded ashore onto the Philippine island of Leyte. That day, he made a radio broadcast in which he declared, “People of the Philippines, I have returned!” -
Battle of the Bulge
was the last major German offensive campaign on the Western Front during World War II. -
Yalta Conference
was the World War II meeting of the heads of government of the United States -
Battle of Iwo Jima
was a major battle in which the United States Marine Corps landed on and eventually captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II -
Battle of Okinawa
a major battle of the Pacific War fought on the island of Okinawa by United States Marine and Army forces against the Imperial Japanese Army -
FDR Died / Harry Truman Became President
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt passes away after four momentous terms in office, leaving Vice President Harry S. Truman in charge of a country still fighting the Second World War and in possession of a weapon of unprecedented and terrifying power -
VE Day
celebrated to mark the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces. -
Potsdam conference
Allied conference of World War II held at Potsdam, a suburb of Berlin. -
Little Boy Dropped on Hiroshima
shows the preparation of the “Little Boy” and “Fat Man” atomic bombs on Tinian Island. It includes the takeoff and return of the Enola Gay, which dropped "Little Boy" on Hiroshima -
Fat Man Dropped on Nagasaki
the codename for the nuclear bomb that was detonated over the Japanese city of Nagasaki -
Nuremberg Trials
trials were a series of military tribunals held by the Allied forces under international law and the laws of war after World War II. -
VJ Day
Victory over Japan Day is the day on which Imperial Japan surrendered in World War II, in effect bringing the war to an end. -
Japanese War Crime Trials
Along with war crimes and crimes against humanity
