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Manhattan Project began
The atomic bomb was invented and it was used in Hiroshima and Nagasaki Japan causing mass destruction and it forced Japan to surrender. -
Nazi Germany Invaded Poland
Hitler claimed the invasion as a defense, however, France and Britain did not believe him, so they declared war on Germany; starting World War 1. -
Sitzkrieg
Known as the ¨Phoney War¨ a period at the start of the war where there were no major hostilities. -
Battle of Britian
Luftwaffe planned a sea and airborne invasion of Britian in order to gain superiority over the RAF. -
America First Committee Launched
It was the foremost United States non-interventionist pressure group against the American entry into World War 2. -
Destroyers-for-Bases Deal
An agreement between the United States and Great Britain received fifty destroyers and U.S. gained rights to build military bases on British islands. -
Congress Instituted the Draft
America instituted the Service Act of 1940 and Selective Training, which required all men between ages 21 and 45 to register for the draft. -
France fell to Germany
The Nazis launched their invasions of Western Europe and soon after France signed an armistice and surrendered to Germany. -
USS Kearny Attacked
The USS Kearny was noted for being torpedoed by a German U-boat. -
Lend Lease
It provided the U.S. military aid to foreign nations whose defense was vital to the security of the U.S. -
Four Freedoms
FDR insisted that all nations of the world should have the four freedoms: freedom of speech and expression, freedom to worship God, freedom from want and freedom from fear. -
Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor
Japanese planes form aircraft flew over Pearl Harbor bombing bombing every ship in sight. -
Reuben James Sank
It was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine before America joined World War 2. -
Battle of Stalingrad
This battle bled the German army dry in Russia; it was the first major loss for Germany. -
Battle of Bataan
The Japanese attacked and ultimately overwhelmed Allied forces on the Bataan Peninsula in the Philippines. -
Bataan Death March
After the surrender of main Philippine island of Luzon to the Japanese and Filipino and American troops captured on Bataan Peninsula, a forced march to a prison camp began. -
Battle of Coral Sea
A huge battle between the Japanese naval and the navy and air force from the U.S. and Australia; resulting in a victory for the Allies. -
Battle of Midway
The United States Navy defeated a Japanese attack against Midway Atoll, making a turning point in the war. -
Battle of El Alamein
Fought by Montgomery and Rommel, the Allied powers lead to the retreat of the Afrika Korps and the German surrender in North Africa. -
Casablanca Conference
It was held in French Morocco by Churchill and FDR to plan the Allied European strategy for the next phase of WW2. -
Tehran Conference
A strategy meeting by Stalin, FDR, and Churchill after the Anglo-Soviet Invasion of Iran. -
D-Day
It was the largest military operation by sea; involved a water landing by Allies on the beaches of Normandy, France. -
MacArthur Returned to the Philippines
He made a radio broadcast and declared , "People of the Philippines, I have returned!" -
Battle of Bulge
The German launched the last major offensive war in an attempt to push the Allied front line west from north France to northwestern Belgium. -
Island Hopping Campaign Begins
A miitary strategy by the Allies where forces concentrated their resources and setting up military forces on strategically important islands. -
Yalta Conference
The Big Three Roosevelt, Stanlin, and Churchill discussed Europe's postwar reorganization. There was a declaration of liberated Europe and reestablishment of nations conquered and destroyed by Germany. -
Battle of Okinawa
Allies won the battle and occupied Okinawa. It was the largest amphibious landing in the Pacific theater. Now, Okinawa is a Japanese territory, but U.S. military bases are there. -
FDR Died/Harry Truman Became President
Shortly after FDR's 4th term he dies of a stroke and his vice president, Truman, takes office. -
Nuremberg Trials
A series of trials of 22 accused Nazi war criminals in order to bring them to justice with judges from the Allied powers. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
A battle which resulted in the U.S. Marine Corps capturing the island of Iwo Jima from the Imperial Japanese Ary. -
VE Day
VE day or Victory in Europe day is the day Hitler committed suicide and Nazi Germany declared an end to the war. -
Potsdam Conference
The Big Three met in Potsdam to negotiate terms concerning the military occupation and reconstruction of Germany for the end of WW2. -
Little Boy Dropped on Hiroshima
"Little Boy" was the codename for the atomic bomb that was dropped in Hiroshima Japan causing Japan to surrender. -
Fat Man Dropped in Nagaski
"Fat Man" was a nickname given to the atomic bomb that was dropped in Nagasaki, Japan. -
VJ Day
It was announced that Japan had surrendered unconditionally to the Allies. -
Japanese War Crime Trials
All Japanese Class A war criminals were trialed by the International Military Tribunal for the Far East in Tokyo and the prosecution team consisted of justices from 11 Allied nations. -
FDR Elected to a 4th Term
Roosevelt was elected to an unprecedented fourth term and remains the only president to more than two terms.
