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Nazi Germany Invaded Poland
joint invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany, the Soviet Union, and a small Slovak contingent, that marked the beginning of World War II in Europe -
Sitzkrieg
Eight month period where no major military land operations on the Western Front -
France Fell to Germany
German invasion of France and the Low Countries during the Second World War -
Battle of Britain
defence of the United Kingdom by the Royal Air Force (RAF) against an onslaught by the German Air Force -
Destroyers-for-Bases Deal
US Navy destroyers were transferred to the Royal Navy from the United States Navy in exchange for land rights on British possessions -
America First Committee Launched
t non-interventionist pressure group against the American entry into World War II -
Congress Instituted the Draft
The registration of men between the ages of 21 and 36 began exactly one month later, as Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson, who had been a key player in moving the Roosevelt administration away from a foreign policy of strict neutrality, began drawing draft numbers out of a glass bowl. -
Four Freedoms
The Four Freedoms were goals articulated by United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt on January 6, 1941. In an address known as the Four Freedoms speech (technically the 1941 State of the Union address), he proposed four fundamental freedoms that people "everywhere in the world" ought to enjoy: Freedom of speech
Freedom of worship
Freedom from want
Freedom from fear -
Lend-Lease
program under which 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 -
MacArthur Returned to the Philippines
American five-star general and Field Marshal of the Philippine Army. He was Chief of Staff of the United States Army during the 1930s and played a prominent role in the Pacific theater during World War II -
USS Kearny Attacked
a United States Navy warship during World War II. She was noted for being torpedoed by a German U-boat -
Reuben James Sank
first United States Navy ship sunk by hostile action in the European theater of World War II -
Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor
a surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor -
Battle of Bataan
most intense phase of Imperial Japan's invasion of the Philippines during World War II -
Bataan Death March
forcible transfer from Saisaih Pt. and Mariveles to Camp O'Donnell by the Imperial Japanese Army of 60,000–80,000 Filipino and American prisoners of war -
Battle of Coral Sea
major naval battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II between the Imperial Japanese Navy and naval and air forces from the United States and Australia -
Battle of Midway
crucial and decisive naval battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II -
Battle of El Alamein
There were two battles of El Alamein in World War II, both fought in 1942. The Battles occurred in North Africa, in Egypt, in and around an area named after a railway stop called El Alamein. -
Manhattan Project Began
research and development project that produced the first nuclear weapons during World War II -
Casablanca Conference
plan the Allied European strategy for the next phase of World War II -
Island Hopping Campaign Begins
military strategy employed by the Allies in the Pacific War against Japan and the Axis powers during World War II -
Battle of Stalingrad
major battle on the Eastern Front of World War II in which Nazi Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad (now Volgograd) in Southern Russia, on the eastern boundary of Europe -
Tehran Conference
strategy meeting of Joseph Stalin, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Winston Churchill from 28 November to 1 December 1943 -
D-Day
landing operations on Tuesday, 6 June 1944 (termed D-Day) of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during World War II -
FDR Elected to a 4th Term
Incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Democratic nominee, sought his fourth term in office; he defeated Republican Thomas E. Dewey in the general election. -
Battle of the Bulge
major German offensive campaign launched through the densely forested Ardennes region of Wallonia in Belgium, France, and Luxembourg on the Western Front toward the end of World War II in Europe -
Yalta Conference
World War II meeting of the heads of government of the United States, the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union -
Battle of Iwo Jima
major battle in which the U.S. Marines landed on and eventually captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Japanese Imperial Army during World War II -
Battle of Okinawa
series of battles fought in the Ryukyu Islands, centered on the island of Okinawa, and included the largest amphibious assault in the Pacific War during World War II, the 1 April 1945 invasion of the island of Okinawa itself -
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
public holiday celebrated on 8 May 1945 (7 May in Commonwealth realms) to mark the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces -
Potsdam conference
Participants were the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom and the United States. The three powers were represented by Communist Party General Secretary Joseph Stalin, Prime Ministers Winston Churchill and, later, Clement Attlee, and President Harry S. Truman. -
Little Boy Dropped on Hiroshima
the type of atomic bomb dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima -
Fat Man Dropped on Nagasaki
type of atomic bomb that was detonated over the Japanese city of Nagasaki -
VJ Day
the day on which Japan surrendered in World War II, in effect ending the war -
Nuremberg Trials
Held for the purpose of bringing Nazi war criminals to justice, the Nuremberg trials were a series of 13 trials carried out in Nuremberg, Germany, between 1945 and 1949. -
Japanese War Crime Trials
Japanese war crimes occurred in many Asian and Pacific countries during the period of Japanese imperialism, primarily during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II
