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Kristallnacht "The night of broken glass"
Nov. 9 1938 marks the day in which thousands of Jewish businesses and synagogues were damaged. This event took the lives of 100 jews and imprisioned 26,000 sending them to concentration camps thus making the escape of the country impossible. -
The Invasion of Poland
On Sept. 1 1939 German troops launched a massive invasion of Poland. The well trained Germans used Blitzkrieg leaving the poles defensless. -
Britian and France became known as the "allies"
On September 3, 1939, Great Britan and France declared war on Germany. And became known as the Axis powers. -
Cash-and-carry Law
This was an act that was established in 1939 september 21. The act was established to allow the United States to remain nuetral while suppling participants of war. -
Germany invades France, Belgium, and the Netherlands
On this day in 1940, Hitler begins his Western offensive with the radio code word "Danzig," sending his forces into Holland and Belgium. On this same day, having lost the support of the Labour Party, British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain resigns; Winston Churchill accedes to the office, becoming defense minister as well. -
Japan joins Axis alliance with Germany and Italy
On the 27th of september 1940 japan finds allies to support its military agression by joining the axis alliance with Germany and Italy. -
Lend-Lease
On March 11 of 1941 the Lend-Lease Bill was signed by president Franklin D. Roosevelt. This bill was one that supplied the Allied powers with materials nesescary for war. -
Willow Run factory
The Willow Run manufacturing plant was constructed during World War II by Ford Motor Company for the mass production of the B-24 Liberator military aircraft. This dedication began June 16, 1941. -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
On sunday morning; December 7, 1941, the Japanese strike force went into action. Bombs and torpedos took a heavy toll on the American warships anchored in the harbor. All eight battleships in the harbor suffered damages and four of them sunk. Nearly 200 aircraft were completly destroyed and more damaged. 2,400 Americans lost thier lives to this attack. -
Internment of Japanese Americans
Roosevelts reacts to the attack on Pearl Harbor with Executive Order 9066. The order was given on february 19, 1942. It forced Japanese americans to live in internement camps. 60% of which were american citizens. -
The Doolittle Raid on Japan
The Doolittle Raid took place on April 18, 1945. This was the first Air raid by the United States that struck Japan's home front. Giving the a morale boost. -
The Battle of Midway begins
This is a day of history in which the U.S. air force proved its ability. On June 3, 1942 the U.S. militray defeats the thought to be invincible Japanese navy in a four day sea and air battle. -
Battle of Stalingrad begins
August 23, 1942 is the date in which the battle began with Nazi's and thier allied powers in despute with the Soviet Union for the southwestern Soviet Union city Stalingrad. The battle lasted all the way till febuary of 1942 and caused many civilian casualties and city damages. Soviets later defeat the germans in 1943. -
Mussolini resigns
On July 25th, 1943, King Victor Emmanuel III said to Mussolini: 'My dear Duce, my soldiers don't want to fight anymore. At this moment you are the most hated man in Italy.' Mussolini was forced to resign. Here, Alfio Bernabei reveals evidence of an unknown London-based plot to kill the dictator in the early 1930s. -
The Siege of Leningrad is finally over
It was horrific. The siege of Leningrad lasted almost two and one-half years and cost the lives of an estimated 1,000,000 city residents. It began on September 8, 1941 when German troops completed their encirclement of the city. As his blitzkrieg rushed towards Moscow, Hitler made the strategic decision to bypass Leningrad and strangle the city into submission rather than commit valuable resources to attacking it directly. The seige is finally declared over january 27, 1944. -
The Invasion of Normandy, France (D-day)
June 6, 1944, 160,000 Allied troops landed along a 50-mile stretch of heavily-fortified French coastline to fight Nazi Germany on the beaches of Normandy, France. General Dwight D. Eisenhower called the operation a crusade in which “we will accept nothing less than full victory.” More than 5,000 Ships and 13,000 aircraft supported the D-Day invasion, and by day’s end on June 6, the Allies gained a foot- hold in Normandy. -
Battle of Okinawa
Allied troops invaded Okinawa on April 1, 1945. This resulted in Japans retreat to plan an attack. In june the allies were able to gain control of the island. Over 12,000 americans died and 110,000 japanese died. -
Franklin D. Roosevelt's Death
It was April 1945. The end of the war in Europe was in sight as the allied armies pressed their invasion into the German heartland. In Washington, President Roosevelt's health had noticeably deteriorated. And by 1 PM on April 12, Roosevelt sat in the living room of his cottage surrounded by friends and family. Suddenly, he grabbed his head complaining of a sharp pain. The president was suffering a massive cerebral hemorrhage that would end his life in minutes. America's longest serving president -
Victory in Europe
V-E Day was the public holiday celebrated on 8 May 1945 to mark the date when the World War II Allies formally accepted the unconditional surrender of the armed forces of Nazi Germany and the end of Adolf Hitler's Third Reich, thus ending the war in Europe. -
Battle of Hiroshima
On August 6, 1945, the United States used a massive, atomic weapon against Hiroshima, Japan. This atomic bomb, the equivalent of 20,000 tons of TNT, flattened the city, killing tens of thousands of civilians. -
Surrender of Japan
On September 2, 1945 Japan surrendered. The surrender was because of their inability to perform military operations due to the impairment they faced in battle.
