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Nazi Germany Invaded Poland
Germany troops invaded Poland and attacked naval forces, which caused Britain and France to declare war on Germany. -
Sitzkrieg
Also known as the Phoney War and was an eight month period of relative inactivity on Western Front. -
France Fell to Germany
France signed an armistice with Germany six weeks after invasion of Western Europe. -
Battle of Britain
German and British air forces clashed and bombed over United Kingdom. -
Destroyers-for-Bases Deal
An agreement between the U.S. and Great Britain were U.S. Navy boats were transferred for land rights on British possessions. -
America First Committee Launched
United States non-interventionist pressure group against U.S. going to war against Germany. -
Congress Instituted the Draft
President Roosevelt's signed the Selective Training and Service Act which began the first peacetime draft. -
Four Freedoms
President FDR gave four freedoms speech that proposed freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, freedom from fear. -
Lend-Lease
Lend-Lease Act was passed to provide U.S. military aid to foreign nations during WWII. -
USS Kearny Attacked
USS Kearny, U.S. Navy warship was torpedoed by German U-boat. -
Reuben James Sank
USS Reuben James was sunk by a torpedo from German submarine near Iceland. -
Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor
Japanese planes attacked U.S. Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Territory killing more than 2,300 Americans. -
Battle of Bataan
Battle was the most intense phased of Japan's invasion of Philippines and overwhelmed Allied forces. -
Battle of Death March
Filipinos and Americans were rounded up and forced to march 65 miles by Japanese forces. -
Battle of Coral Sea
Battle against Australia and United States against Japanese navy and was a turning point because Allies stopped Japanese advance. -
Battle of Midway
Battle was a turning point in the Pacific War and was six months after the attack on Pearl Harbor. -
Battle of El Alamein
Battle fought against Axis in North Africa and Allied of British Empire. -
Battle of Stalingrad
Battle was the first major German loss during WWII which caused them not to advance farther into Europe or Russia. -
Island Hopping Campaign Begins
Admiral Chester Nimitz started strategy of strike within distance of Japan's home islands and seizing islands in the Pacific. -
Casablanca Conference
FDR and Winston and allied forces came together to plan for the next phase -
Tehran Conference
Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin met in Tehran where they agreed that Britain and America would liberate France and Soviets would invade Germany. -
D-Day
Allied forces invaded France in Normandy to liberate France. -
MacArthur Returned to the Philippines
MacArthur waded ashore onto island of Leyte and declared on radio, "I have returned!" -
FDR Elected to a 4th Term
FDR is only president to serve more than two terms due to popularity of helping through war and depression. -
Battle of the Bulge
Was the last major German offensive campaign on Western Front. -
Yalta Conference
Big Three conferred again and agreed that Germany would be divided into zones, there would be free elections in liberated countries, Soviets would enter the war against Japan and control Sakhalin island, and a new world peace organization. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
Iwo Jima was a small Pacific island but proved to be a difficult target and took a month for America to take. -
Battle of Okinawa
Battle was the largest invasion of the Pacific campaign and resulted in 150,00 casualties all together. -
FDR Died/Harry Truman Became President
After FDR's 48 days in his 4th term, Truman went from vice president to president. -
VE Day
Germans finally surrendered after Hitler killed himself. -
Manhattan Project Began
A secret military project was to create the first atomic bomb and was originally based in Manhattan, New York. -
Potsdam Conference
Three leaders met in Germany to issue a warning to Japan to surrender and hold war-crime trials of Nazi leaders. -
Little Boy Dropped on Hiroshima
"Little Boy" was the code name for the atomic bomb dropped on Japanese city of Hiroshima killing hundred of thousands of people. -
Fat Man Dropped on Nagasaki
"Fat Man" was the code name for the atomic bomb that was dropped over Japanese city of Nagasaki by the U.S. -
VJ Day
It is also known as "Victory-over Japan Day" because Japan surrendered unconditionally to the Allies. -
Nuremberg Trials
Trials were held in Germany and judges from the Allied powers presided hearings of 22 major Nazi criminals. -
Japanese War Crime Trials
A military trials to try leaders of the Empire of Japan who participated in a joint conspiracy to start war.
