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The Beginning of the Great Depression
The U.S. stock market collapeses, beginning the Great Depression. -
FDR is Elected
U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt is elected. -
Japan invades China
Japan's invadsioin of China initiated World War II in the Pacific. -
Germany Invades Poland
Germany's invasion in Poland initiated World War II in Europe. -
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World War II
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France and Britain declare war on Germany.
France and Britain declare war on Germany. -
United States declares neutrality in European war
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United States Passes Neutrality Acts
The U.S. Congress passes the Neutrality Acts keeping the United States out of foreign conflicts. -
Navy Pacific Fleet is Moved to Pearl Harbor
The United States transfers the headquaters of the U.S. Navy's Pacific Fleet from California to Pearl Harbor. Hawaii was a terriorty of the US from 1898 to August 21st, 1959 when it became the 50th state. -
Japan Joins the Axis Powers
Japan, Germany and Italy sign the Tripartite Pact, which united them as Axis nations. It states that the Axis Powers would aid each other if attacked by another nation not involved in the European War. -
Lend-Lease Act is signed
The Lend-Lease Act allowed America to send supplies to Britian and the Allies. -
The Attack is Launched
The Japanese attack fleet leaves Japan for Hawaii. -
"War Warning" sent to all Pacific bases
On November 27, 1941,U.S. military leaders sent a warning to the heads of all U.S. Pacific bases. The military leaders at Pearl Harbor were warned to watch out for possible sabotage. -
U.S. Intecept a Coded Message
The Japanese government sent a message to its diplomats in Washington, D.C. The first part of the message indicated that Japan would reject U.S.demands. -
Japan Attacks Pearl Harbor
At 6:00 A.M. the first wave of 180 Japanese planes takes off and at 6:30 A.M. the second wave of 170 planes takes off. The attack begins at 7:55 A.M. and Fuchida signals that the attack was successful. The attack is over by 9:45 A.M. with 21 ships sunk or damaged. -
Second Part of Encoded Message
The second part of the Japanese message told the Japanese diplomats to break off negotiations with the United States at 1:00 A.M, which meant that war would then be delcared. -
United States Declares War on Japan
President Roosevelt delivered his speech to the Congress and asked them to declare war on Japan. The United States then declared war on Japan. -
Japan continues their attack
Japan then attacks the Philippines, Midway, Wake, Guam, the Hong Kong islands, and the counties of Malaya and Siam. -
Germany and Italy Declare War on the United States
After Germany and Italy declare war on the United States, the United States declared war on them. -
FDR orders the Executive Order 9066
The Executive Order allowed the US armed forces to declare areas of the United States as military areas "from which any or all persons may be excluded." Roosevelt ordered the evacuation of Japanese Americans and they are put in internment camps until after the war. -
D-Day invasion of France takes place
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. -
Roosevelt dies
Franklin Delano Roosevelt dies and Harry S. Truman becomes president. -
Germany Surrenders
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Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima
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U.S.S.R. declares war on Japan
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Atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki
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Japan surrenders
Japan surrenders to the United States and World War II ends.
