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Lend Lease Bill Passes
Bill passes that gives Roosevelt the power to lend weapons to any country that is doing something that protects democracy or the United States. -
German U-boat sinks Robin Moor
Roosevelt orders any US ships to shoot German submarines on site. -
Germany invades USSR
4,000,000 axis soldiers invade the USSR. It is the biggest invasion in history, -
Japan Attacks Pearl Harbor
Japan bombs Pearl Harbor. It was a surprise attack, that disproved isolationit theories. -
U.S. Declares War on Japan
U.S. declares war on Japan in response to their attack on Pearl Harbor. -
Germany and Italy declare war on U.S.
Germany and Italy declare war on U.S. -
Signing of the Atlantic Charter
26 countries signed the Atlantic Charter, agreeing to remain in the war. It was the first use of the name "United Nations." -
Nazis Decide on the "Final Solution"
Nazis decide the "Final Solution" will be a mass killing of the Jews at the Wannsee conference. -
Japan Captures Singapore
The battle lasted from the 8th to the 15th -
First Japanese Internment Camp Opens
First Japanese Internment Camp, Colorado River Relocation Center, opens. -
Battle of Midway
An important Naval battle that ia turning point in the war against Japan. -
Germany is stopped in Russia
German advances are stopped in Stalingrad -
Germany Surrenders in Russia
It was the turning point in the war in Europe and was Germanys first big defeat -
Mussollini's Facist government is overthrown
A new German government is established -
Allies invade Italy
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Italy Surrenders
On the same day the Allies invade it, Italy surrenders -
Italy declares war on Germany
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Dwight Eisenhower is named surpreme comander of the Allied forces
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Allies bomb Germany
Allies start a massive bombing campaign against Germany -
D-Day
US stormed the beaches in France -
Germany uses V-1 flying bomb on UK
Germany launches the first V-1 flying bomb against Great Britain -
Paris freed from German Control
Liberation of Paris lasted from Augest 19-Augest 25. On 25, they were freed from German control -
Allies invade Germany
Allies enter Germany -
America bombs Japan with B-29s
US begins a massive bombing campaign against Germany -
Roosevelt Dies
Roosevelt dies after being elected for his 4th term. Harry S Truman takes over office -
Hitler kills himself
Hitler killed himself in a bunker with cyanide -
Germany Surrenders
On May 7th, Germany surrendered, ending WWII in Europe -
US drops first atomic bomb on Hiroshima
It was the first usage of a bomb of this kind -
US nukes Japan again
On Augest 9, the US nuked Japan a second time -
Japan Surrenders