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Nazi Germany Invaded Poland
Nazi Germany invades Poland to regain lost territoy and is a primer to how they will fight the rest of the war as far as tactics and weaponry. -
Sitzkrieg
Sitzkrieg was also dubbed 'The Phoney War' or 'sitting war', in which Germany laid dormant after the attack on Russia when it was expected to have a type of violent upheaval. There was no active warfare. -
Battle of Britain
Germany planned to invade Britain by land and sea, but weather conditions forced them to launch air-bombings across England, which would begin the Blitz aka Blitzkrieg, forcing mass evacuations. -
America First Committee Launched
A political group that voted against America's helping of the Allies so they could remain neutral and out of conflict, but would soon dissolve after Pearl Harbor to increase support. -
Destroyers-for-Bases Deal
The exchange of 50 US destroyers for access to air and naval bases in British colonies since Britain needed other methods other than cash transactions -
Congress Instituted the Draft
Drafts expanded with America's neutrality being stripped away. The draft included men of any race between certain ages and those who were literate. -
France Fell to Germany
The attack on France was to divert attention as the Allies expected Hitler to go through Belgium. It took them by surprised and forced France to surrender. -
USS Kearny Attacked
A navy warship of America's was struck by German enemies. It was an attempt tot shake America into intimidation whereas it further encouraged them into unification and support for the war effort. -
Lend-Lease
An act that made it able for America to supply other nations with war supplies if deemed relevant to the defense safety of the United States. This further lead America into an active player in the war. -
Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor
Japanese planes attacked Pearl Harbor, a base of America's located in Hawaii. This attack would prompt future atomic bomb droppings upon Japan and America's renewed role in WWII. -
Little Boy Dropped on Hiroshima
This was the first atomic bomb dropped on Japan after the initial incidents at Pearl Harbor. It was meant to draw surrender from them due to the demands of the Potsdam conference. -
Reuben James Sank
Another American owned ship sunken by German U-boat that would spark later acts that would allow merchants to arm themselves. -
Four Freedoms
The Four Freedoms meant the Freedom of Speech, Freedom of worship, Freedom from want, Freedom from fear. FDR expanded on the constitution and insisted on rights being American values, values that everyone in the world shares. -
Battle of Coral Sea
A major navy battle with the Japanese and the US plus Australia. It was another turning point in the war because it was the first time the Allies had stop them in advance. -
Battle of El Alamein
Britain was pushed back in El Alamein after countless retreats beforehand, yet the battle was somehow won for the Allies. Marked the 'watershed war' against Germany. -
Manhattan Project Began
A secret military project prompted by paranoia over Germany's assumed nuclear weapon, making America produce an atomic weapon of their own. -
Bataan Death March
POWs in the Philippines were forcibly taken by Japanese military officers in the Bataan Death March, walking ludicrous distances. Many deaths ended in executions. -
Battle of Midway
A decisive navy battle after the attack on Pearl Harbor, in which America destroyed Japan's most worthy assets (naval power and carrier) to prevent more encroachment on the Pacific. -
Battle of Bataan
An intense phase of Japan's invasion of the Philippines that led to the fall of Bataan, stopping Japanese advancement and possibly saving Australia. -
Battle of Stalingrad
A fight against the Soviet Union by Nazi Germany. With the successful defense of the territory, it marked the turning point in the war for the Allies and prevented Germany's advancement. -
Tehran Conference
A strategy meeting between the three big leaders in the world at the time to decide the direction of WWII -
Casablanca Conference
Efforts to draw away Germany from the Eastern front and continue to supply the Soviet Union. It was decided that if WWII were to end peacefully it could only be done by 'surrender', the control and invasion of other lands. -
Island Hopping Campaign Begins
A military tactic adopted by the Allies when going up against the Japanese because of their hold on the Pacific. Island hopping was to preserve resources, concentrate bases, and gaining strategically important islands. -
D-Day
Normandy landings by Canada, America, and Britain that was meant to mislead Germany before attacking, causing the most extensive war effort planning. France would later be independent again. This marked the beginning of the end of the war in the Allies' favor. -
MacArthur Returned to the Philippines
Despite Japanese invasion of the Philippines, MacArthur was pulled out to the Pacific, but would return in 1944 with his troops to battle off Japanese encroachment. -
Battle of the Bulge
First German offensive movement on the Western frontier. Although being able to neutralize Germany, America suffered heavy causalities and it would be one of the heaviest battles in the war for them. -
Battle of Okinawa
Last major battle of WWII that marked heavy deaths for Japan and downfall, as Okinawa was an essential preparation ground. -
FDR Elected to a 4th Term
The only time a president will be called upon for a fourth term. This would lead to the following amendment several years later to limit a presidency down to two. -
Yalta Conference
The leaders of the Allies meet up for another time to plan the defeat of Germany and handle reparations. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
Major battle where America captured the islands of Iwo Jima. It was needed for a base near the Japanese coast. -
FDR Died / Harry Truman Became President
After FDR's death, Truman was handed the stick at a crucial point in time where FDR was handling the relationship with the Soviet Union, and Truman had a rougher bond with them. -
VE Day
Dubbed as 'Victory Day' in Europe, this was the day Nazi Germany surrendered that ended WWII. -
Potsdam conference
Joseph Stalin, Churchill, and Truman discuss the postwar borders and discuss reconstruction, that had a major difficulty in reaching consensus because of the opinions of wanting to roughly punish Germany. -
Fat Man Dropped on Nagasaki
Fat Man was the second bomb dropped on Nagasaki, intended to force the Japanese into surrender due to the Potsdam demands. -
VJ Day
This marked the surrender, like with VE day, and victory over Japan, putting an end to their culminating Pacific hold on years of war. -
Nuremberg Trials
Military trials against the allies of Nazi Germany during WWII to bring the war criminals to justice. -
Japanese War Crime Trials
Trails for 28 Japanese military officials, some of which given prison sentences. The publication of the horrors committed warped views and sparked outrage.
