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Reuben James Sank
a post-World War I, four-funnel Clemson-class destroyer—was the first United States Navy ship sunk by hostile action in the European theater of World War II -
Manhattan Project Began
The nuclear age began on July 16, 1945, when it was detonated in the New Mexico desert. The First Nuclear Bomb. -
Nazi Germany Invaded Poland
The German invasion began on 1 September 1939 in which Poland was taken over by Blitzkrieg. -
Sitzkrieg
Not much active warfare at this eight month period of time. -
France Fell to Germany
German forces defeated Allied forces by mobile operations and conquered France -
Battle of Britain
The Royal Air Force defended the United Kingdom against large-scale attacks by Nazi Germany's air force, the Luftwaffe. -
Destroyers-for-Bases Deal
US Navy destroyers were transferred to the Royal Navy from the United States Navy in exchange for land rights on British possessions. -
America First Committee Launched
It experienced mixed messaging with antisemitic and pro-fascist rhetoric from leading members, until being taken down three days after the attack on pearl harbor. -
Congress Instituted the Draft
The 1940 law instituted conscription in peacetime, requiring the registration of all men between 21 and 35, with selection for one year's service by a national lottery. -
Lend-Lease
the Lend-Lease Act was the principal means for providing U.S. military aid to foreign nations during World War II -
Four Freedoms
Roosevelt insisted that people in all nations of the world shared Americans' entitlement to four freedoms -
USS Kearny Attacked
USS Kearny (DD 432) was part of the Neutrality patrol in the Caribbean. -
Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor
Surprise aerial attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor on Oahu Island, Hawaii, by the Japanese that precipitated the entry of the United States into World War II. -
Battle of Bataan
Represented the most intense phase of Imperial Japan's invasion of the Philippines -
Bataan Death March
the forcible transfer by the Imperial Japanese Army of 60,000–80,000 American and Filipino prisoners of war -
Battle of Coral Sea
a major naval battle between the Imperial Japanese Navy and naval and air forces from the United States and Australia. -
Battle of Midway
a decisive naval battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II that took place between 4 and 7 June 1942 -
Battle of Stalingrad
Was the largest confrontation of World War II, in which Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union -
Battle of El Alamein
Took place near the Egyptian railway halt of El Alamein. -
Casablanca Conference
Planed the Allied European strategy for the next phase of World War II. -
Island Hopping Campaign Begins
a military strategy employed by the Allies in the Pacific War against Japan and the Axis powers -
Tehran Conference
The Tehran Conference was a strategy meeting of Joseph Stalin, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Winston Churchill from 28 November to 1 December 1943. -
D-Day
It was the largest seaborne invasion in history. -
MacArthur Returned to the Philippines
A few hours after his troops landed, MacArthur waded ashore onto the Philippine island of Leyte. -
Battle of the Bulge
the last major German offensive campaign on the Western Front -
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
During the conference, the three leaders agreed to demand Germany's unconditional surrender and began plans for a post-war world. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
major battle in which the United States Marine Corps landed on and eventually captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Imperial Japanese Army -
Battle of Okinawa
a major battle of the Pacific War fought on the island of Okinawa by United States Marine and Army forces against the Imperial Japanese Army. -
FDR Died / Harry Truman Became President
leaving Vice President Harry S. Truman in charge of a country still fighting the Second World War and in possession of a weapon of unprecedented and terrifying power. -
VE Day
Victory in Europe Day, generally known as VE Day or V-E Day, was celebrated on Tuesday, 8 May 1945 to mark the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces. -
Potsdam conference
Negotiation of terms after WWII. -
Little Boy Dropped on Hiroshima
This silent footage, in both color and black and white, shows the preparation of the “Little Boy” and “Fat Man” atomic bombs on Tinian Island -
Fat Man Dropped on Nagasaki
This bomb was dropped second after little boy on the city of Nagasaki. -
VJ Day
the day on which Imperial Japan surrendered in World War II -
Nuremberg Trials
a series of military tribunals held by the Allied forces under international law and the laws of war after World War II. -
Japanese War Crime Trials
the Far East begins hearing the case against 28 Japanese military and government officials accused of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity during World War II.
