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Nazi Germany invaded Poland
German forces bombard Poland on land and from the air, as Hitler seeks to regain lost territory -
Sitzkrieg
eight-month period at the start of World War II -
France fell to Germany
French surrendered after Italy entered the war on the side of Germany -
Battle of Britain
Royal Air Force defended the United Kingdom against large-scale attacks by the German Air Force -
Destroyers-for- Bases Deal
gave 50 US naval destroyers to Britain in exchange for the use of naval and air bases in eight British possessions -
American First Committee Launched
United States non-interventionist pressure group against the American entry into WWII -
Congress Instituted the Draft
required all men between the ages of 21 and 45 to register for the draft -
Lend- Lease
provided for military aid to any country whose defense was vital to the security of the United States -
Four Freedoms
freedom of speech and expression, the freedom to worship God in his own way, freedom from want and freedom from fear -
USS Kearny Attacked
United States Navy warship and was noted for being torpedoed by a German U-boat and survived -
Reuben James Sank
1st US ship lost -
Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor
American Naval base in Hawaii bombed by the Japanese that completely destroyed the American battleship U.S.S. -
Island Hopping Campaign Begins
military strategy employed by the Allies -
Battle of Bataan
represented the most intense phase of Imperial Japan's invasion of the Philippines -
Bataan Death March
forcible transfer by the Japanese Army Filipino and American prisoners of war to Camp O'Donnell, Capas, Tarlac, San Fernando, Pampanga, -
Battle of Coral Sea
naval battle between the Imperial Japanese Navy and naval and air forces from the United States and Australia -
Battle of Midway
after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States defeated Japan in one of the most decisive naval battles of World War II. -
Battle of El Alamein
marked the culmination of the WWII -
Battle of Stalingrad
Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad -
Casablanca Conference
Roosevelt and Churchill agreed to fight the Axis power until their surrender -
Tehran Conference
Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin, promised that Soviet would enter war and confirmed the launching of cross channel invasion -
D-Day
Allied forces invaded northern France -
MacArthur Returned to the Philippines
few hours after his troops landed, MacArthur waded ashore onto the Philippine island of Leyte -
Battle of the Bulge
Germans launch the last major offensive of the war, -
FDR Elected to a 4th Term
the only president to be elected to three terms in office, is inaugurated to his fourth term -
Yalta Conference
re-establishment of the nations conquered and destroyed by Germany -
Battle of Iwo Jima
American soldiers make their first strike on the Japanese Home Islands -
Battle of Okinawa
major battle of the Pacific War fought on the island of Okinawa by United States Marine and Army against the Imperial Japanese Army -
FDR Died / Harry Truman Became President
suffers a stroke and dies, his death marked a critical turning point in U.S. relations with the Soviet Union -
VE Day
mark the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender -
Potsdam conference
to negotiate terms for the end of World War II -
Little Boy Dropped on Hiroshima
atomic bomb dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima -
Fat Man Dropped on Nagasaki
atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki -
VJ Day
Victory over Japan Day -
Nuremberg Trials
trials held for the purpose of bringing Nazi war criminals to justice, -
Japanese War Crime Trials
military trial to try the leaders of the Empire of Japan for Class A crimes -
Manhattan Project Began
secret military project to produce the first US nuclear weapon
