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Manhattan Project Begins
A task force of scienctists sets out to create the first weapon of mass destruction, the atom bomb -
Nazi Germany Invades Poland
Germany invades and begins occupation of Poland -
Sitzkrieg
"phony war", in which there were no major nations at the western front of the war -
America First Commitee Founded
on of the largest ever anti-war groups that was against American intervention in WW2. -
France fell to Germany
The battle of France ended in German victory, causing the fall of France -
Battle of Britain
Battle for the allied Royal Airforce against German airforces over Britain. -
Destroyers for Bases Deal
America aided Britain by supplying destroyers in exchange for lease of British naval and military bases. -
Congress Institutes the Draft
The draft takes effect i the US, supplying more soldiers to support the allied cause -
Four Freedoms
Goals articulated by president FDR in his 1941 state of the union address. -
Lend-Lease Act
facilitated aid to Britain by supplying arms to any country deemed necessary to keep US safety -
USS Kearny Attacked
American naval ship attacked by a German U boat, killing 11. -
Reuben James Sunk
American destroyer sunk by German U boat, leaving 44 to be rescued. This was the first US naval ship to be sunk in WW2 -
Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor
The Japanese attack of the US naval base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. -
Battle of the Bataan
Japan's first intense wave of invasion of the Phillipines -
Bataan Death March
Forcible movemnt of thousands of Phillipino and American POWs by Japanese troops -
Battle of Coral Sea
Major Pacific theatre battle between Japanese naval forces, and thos of the US and Australia -
Battle of Midway
US victory over encroaching Japanese naval forces -
Battle of El Alamein
Battle between Allied powers and Germany and the El Alamein railroad in Egypt -
Casablanca Conference
Meeting between FDR and Winston Churchill that took place in Casablanca, Morrocco. -
Island Hopping Campaign Begins
US military tactic focused on taking islands one by one in the Pacific to gain ground closer to Japan -
Battle of Stalingrad
Battle in which the Axis powers fought the Soviet Union fo control of the city of Stalingrad -
Tehran Conference
Meeting between FDR, Churchill, and Stalin, in Tehran,Iran. -
D-Day
Allied invansion and victory over German forces along the French coastline. -
MacArthur Returns to Phillippines
He returned to the Phillippines to retake the American soldiers left behind -
FDR's Fourth Term
President Roosevelt is elected for a fourth term. -
Battle of the Bulge
Major German offensive maneuver towards the end of WW2 against the allied powers -
Yalta Conference
Meeting between FDR, Churchill, and Stalin as WW2 was winding down. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
Major battle in which US marines landed on and eventually captured the island of Iwo Jima -
Nuremberg Trials
13 trials held in Nuremburg, Germany, designed to bring Nazi war criminals to justice -
Battle of Okinawa
Largest sea-land-air-battle, last battle of the Pacific front -
FDR dies
Presiden Roosevelt passes away, and President Truman is sworn in -
VE Day
When the Allied powers accepted Nazi Germany's terms of full and unconditional surrender -
Potsdam Conference
The big 3, Churchill, Stalin, and Truman, met to negotiate the terms for the end of WW2. -
Little Boy Dropped on Hiroshima
US drops the atomic bomb "little boy" on the Japanese city of Hiroshima -
Fat Man Dropped on Nagasaki
US drops the atomic bomb "fat man" on the Japanese city of Nagasaki -
VJ Day
The US accepts the official terms of surrender from Japan. -
Japanese War Crimes Trial
Convened to try the leaders of the Empire of Japan for their war crimes.