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The German Cross the Line
Germany broke their peace agreement with Britain and France by invading Poland; the cap of WWlll. -
Phoney
The Sitzkreig portion of World War ll was the area in which their was no actual fighting, just the positioning of troops. -
The French Fall
The French fell to the German in a time span of six weeks; revealed the poor state of the western hemisphere defense mechanisms. -
Battle of Britain
The Royal force led an air force campaign against the German aggressors in the second world war. -
Destroyers-for-Bases
This deal gave America some property rights in Britain; in return 50 planes were given to the British military. -
A.F.C.
This group was the foremost pressure for non-interventionist war philosophies. -
Congress institutes the Draft
(The date shown is for when congress instituted the draft during peace times.) -
Four Freedoms
The people of the world had the freedom: from fear, from fear, to worship as they liked, and of speech and expression. -
Battle of Bataan
This was the most aggressive period of Japanese imperialism against the Philippines in the war. -
The USS Kearny Sinks
The U.S. Kearny was sunken when a German U-boat torpedoed it; caused America disgruntlement. -
Reuben James Sank
The boat was struck by an German u-boat; only 44 out of 140 or so survived. -
Lend-Lease
This gave the Europeans the ability to obtain American military devices with credit; only those countries whose defense was vital to the U.S. could receive weapons. -
Pearl Harbour
Due to oil shortages since America was withholding the much needed supply, Japanese bombers took to Hawaii in order to get in the attacks they needed; over 2000 people were killed. -
The Battle of Stalingrad
This is when Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of Stalingrad. -
Battle of El Alamein
The British prevented a second advance of the Axis powers into Egypt. -
Bataan Death March
About 60,000 to 80,000 prisoners of war were forced to march 60 or so miles; called "death marches" because the destination was a labour camp. -
Battle of Coral Sea
This event was a major battle in Pacific between the Japanese imperial army and the Naval and Air Forces from America and Australia. -
The Battle of Midway
This battle was the deciding factor din whether or not the States would win the Pacific; victory was retained for the U.S.; Japan was forced to pull back. -
Island Hopping
This campaign was headed by Douglas Macarthur, who used the tactic of going to each island on the way to Japan and dismantling the forces there. -
Casablanca Conference
This was a a conference where the Allied forces held conferences on how to deal with the war next. -
Tehran Conference
The meeting of the big three (Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin) in Tehran, Iran -
D-Day
Northern France was invaded by the Allies through the beach in Normandy; the campaign was bloody, yet successful. -
MacArthur Returns to the Philippines
He returns the the Philippines after he swore he would after being driven out by the Japanese. -
President FDR Wins for the Fourth Time
FDR won for a fourth time, since the sentiment was that changing leaders during a war crisis was unwise. -
The Battle of the Bulge
The last major offensive campaign for the Germans in the second world war. -
Yalta Conference
Europe's postwar reorganization was implemented during this conference; the big three -
Iwo Jima
This battle was marked by America taking the island of Iwo Jima from the Japanese Imperial Army. -
Battle of Okinawa
Also known as Operation Iceberg, this was a major fight between the Japanese Imperial Army and America. -
FDR Dies
The only president to win presidency four times; Harry S. Truman became the new president. -
VE Day (Victory in Europe)
This was the official accepetance of Germany's surrender by the Allied forces. -
Potsdam Conference
The Big Three met again (U.S.: Truman, U.S.S.R.: Stalin, Britain: Churchill -
Little Boy Dropped on Hiroshima
This is when the atomic bomb was dropped on the city of Hiroshima; thousands upon thousands died. -
Nuremberg Trials
The trial were put on in order to judge the punishment of German aggressors. -
Nagasaki
The city of Nagasaki was bombed as well, with even more casualties. -
VJ Day (Victory over Japan)
This was the day in which America won over their Asian opponents. -
Manhattan Project
This was the project which began the creation of the atomic bomb. -
Japanese War Crime Trials
These trials were put on to determine the punishment of the Japanese war aggressors.
