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The Manhattan Project Began.
It was the creation of the first atomic bomb. -
Nazi Germany invaded Poland.
This marks the beginning og World War II in Europe. -
Sitzkrieg begins.
It was an eight-month period at the start of WWII in which there was no major military operations. -
France Fell to Germany.
The Allies didn't regain France until June od 1944. -
The Battle of Britain begins.
It was the first major battle to be fought entirely by air forces. -
America First Committee Launched.
It was the biggest non-interventionist pressure group against the entry of America into World War II. -
Destroyers-for-Bases Deal.
Fifty US Navy destroyers were transferred to the British Royal Navy in exchange for land rights on British possessions. -
Congress Instituted the Draft.
The Burke-Wadsworth Act created Selective Service. -
President Roosevelt delivers his Four Freedoms speech.
He states that everyone in the world has the right to four freedoms: freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear. -
President Roosevelt signed the Lend-Lease.
The United States supplied Free France, the United Kingdom, the Republic of China, and later the USSR and other Allied nations with food, oil, and materiel. -
USS Kearny Attacked.
The USS Kearny was the first American ship in World War II to attack the Germans. -
Reuben James Sank.
It became the first U.S. vessel to be destroyd by the Axis. -
Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor.
This attack on the U.S. influenced them to come out of neutrality and join the Allies in World War II. -
The Battle of Bataan began.
Japan invaded the Philippines. -
Bataan Death March.
The Imperial Japanese Army forces Filipino and American prisoners of war to walk from Saisaih Pt. and Mariveles to Camp O'Donnell after the Japanese victory at the Battle of Bataan. -
The Battle of Coral Sea begins.
It was the first air-sea battle in history. -
The Battle of Midway ends.
The Allies' victory allowed them to move into an offensive position. -
The Battle of Stalingrad began.
Nazi Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad. -
The Battle of El Alamein began.
It was a major battle during World War II between the Axis powers and the Africa Corps. -
The Island Hopping Campaign Begins.
It was a successful strategy for the Allies. -
The Casablanca Conference.
It was held to plan the Allied European strategy. -
The Tehran Conference.
The United States, Great Britain, and Russia coordinated their military strategy against Germany and Japan. -
D-Day.
The Allies invaded Normany in Operation Overlord. -
MacArthur Returned to the Philippines.
Macarthur filfilled his promise to return to the area he was forced to flee in 1942. -
FDR Elected to a 4th Term.
FDR is the only president to have served more than two terms. -
The Nuremberg Trials began.
The dealing of the Nuremberg Trials was the set-up for later instances of genocide and other crimes against humanity. -
The Battle of the Bulge ends.
The United States had their highest number of casualties for any operation during the war. -
The Yalta Conference.
It was held to discuss the re-establishment of the nations in Europe. -
VE Day.
It marked the Allies' formal acceptance of Nazi Germany's surrender. -
The Battle of Iwo Jima ended.
The United States captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Japanese Imperial Army during World War II. -
The Battle of Okinawa began.
It was the bloodiest battle of the Pacific War. -
FDR Died / Harry Truman Became President.
FDR died and left Vice President Harry Truman the role of presidency while in the midst of World War II. -
The Potsdam Conference.
Various countries met to negotiate terms for the end of World War II. -
Little Boy Dropped on Hiroshima.
"Little Boy" was the codename for the atomic bomb thate the United States dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima, -
Fat Man Dropped on Nagasaki.
"Fat Man" was the codename for the atomic bomb that the United States dropped over the Japanese city of Nagasaki. -
VJ Day was created.
Japan surrendered, and a formal ceremony was held in Tokyo Bay aboard the USS Missouri. -
The Japanese War Crime Trials began.
The International Military Tribunals for the Far East began hearing the case against 28 Japanese military and government officials accused of committing war crimes during World War II.
