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Manhattan Project Began
US secret nuclear research -
Invasion of Poland
arked the end of the second polish republic and resulted in the annexation of western Poland. -
France Falls to Germany
Battle of france was a german vicotry -
Sitzkrieg
known as the Phoney War, refers to an eight-month period at the start of World War II, -
Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain is the name given to the Second World War defence of the United Kingdom by the Royal Air Force against an onslaught by the German Air Force -
Royal Navy gets US Destroyers
Agreement between the United States and the United Kingdom, fifty mothballed Caldwell, Wickes, and Clemson-class US Navy destroyers were transferred to the Royal Navy -
America First Committee Launched
was organized to oppose America`s potential intervention in World War II. -
The Draft
The Selective Service Act or Selective Draft Act authorized the federal government to raise a national army for the American entry -
Four Freedoms
were goals articulated by United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt -
Lend Lease policy
Lend-Lease Act was the principal means for providing U.S. military aid to foreign nations during World War II. -
USS Kearny torpedod
Was attacked by a German submarine.
"The forward march of Hitler and of Hitlerism can be stopped -- and it will be stopped." - Roosevelt -
Reuben James Sank
convoys bound for Great Britain carrying war materials from our "Arsenal of Democracy." sunk by german U Boats -
Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor
On that day, Japanese planes attacked the United States Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Territory. The bombing killed more than 2,300 Americans. -
Battle of Bataan
represented the most intense phase of Imperial Japan's invasion of the Philippines -
Bataan Death March
forcible transfer from Saisaih Pt. and Mariveles to Camp O'Donnell by the Imperial Japanese Army of 60,000–80,000 Filipino and American prisoners of war -
Battle of Coral Sea
major naval battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II between the Imperial Japanese Navy and naval and air forces from the United States and Australia. -
Battle of Midway
only six months after Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor and one month after the Battle of the Coral Sea the United States Navy under decisively defeated an attacking fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy near Midway Atoll, inflicting devastating damage on the Japanese fleet that proved irreparable. -
Battle of Stalingrad
The Battle of Stalingrad was a major battle on the Eastern Front of World War II in which Nazi Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad in Southern Russia, on the eastern boundary of Europe. -
Battle of El Alamein
The Battle of El Alamein marked the culmination of the World War II North African campaign between the British Empire and the German-Italian army. Deploying a far larger contingent of soldiers and tanks than the opposition, a British commander launched an infantry attack at El Alamein -
Island Hopping Campaign Begins
Island hopping was a military strategy employed by the Allies in the Pacific War against Japan and the Axis powers. -
Casablanca Conference
The Casablanca Conference was held at the Anfa Hotel in Casablanca, French Morocco, to plan the Allied European strategy for the next phase of World War II. The conference agenda addressed the specifics of tactical procedure, allocation of resources and the broader issues of diplomatic policy -
D-Day
more than 160,000 Allied troops landed along a 50-mile stretch of heavily-fortified French coastline, to fight Nazi Germany on the beaches of Normandy, France. Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower called the operation a crusade -
Tehran Conference
the Tehran Conference was a meeting between U.S. President Roosevelt, British Prime Minister, and Soviet Premier in Tehran, Iran.During the Conference, the three leaders coordinated their military strategy against Germany and Japan and made a number of important decisions concerning the post World War II era. -
MacArthur Returned to the Philippines
after advancing island by island across the Pacific Ocean, U.S. General Douglas MacArthur wades ashore onto the Philippine island of Leyte, fulfilling his promise to return to the area he was forced to flee in 1942. -
Franklin Roosevelt Elected for 4th Term
Franklin Delano Roosevelt was elected to an unprecedented fourth term in office. FDR remains the only president to have served more than two terms. -
Battle of the Bulge
The Battle of the Bulge was a major German offensive campaign launched through the densely forested Ardennes region the Western Front toward the end of World War II in Europe. The surprise attack caught the Allied forces completely off guard. -
Yalta Conference
The Yalta Conference was the World War II meeting of the heads of government of the United States, the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union and Premier Joseph Stalin -
Battle of Iwo Jima
was a major battle in which the U.S. Marines landed on and eventually captured the island of Iwo Jima -
Battle of Okinawa
The Battle of Okinawa was a series of battles fought in the Ryukyu Islands, and included the largest amphibious assault in the Pacific War during World War II. After a long campaign of island hopping, the Allies were approaching Japan, and planned to use Okinawa, as a base for air operations on the planned invasion of the Japanese mainland. -
FDR Dies
President Franklin Roosevelt passes away after four momentous terms in office, 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 marks the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces. It thus marked the end of World War II in Europe. -
Potsdam conference
he Potsdam Conference was held at Cecilienhof. Stalin, Churchill, and Truman gathered to decide how to administer the defeated Nazi Germany, which had agreed to unconditional surrender nine weeks earlier. -
Little Boy Dropped on Hiroshima
"Little Boy" was the codename for the type of atomic bomb dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima by the United States Army Air Forces. It was the first atomic bomb to be used in warfare. -
VJ Day
news of the surrender was announced to the world. This sparked spontaneous celebrations over the final ending of World War II. -
Nuremberg Trials
the prosecution of prominent members of the political, military, and economic leadership of Nazi Germany who planned, carried out, or otherwise participated in The Holocaust and other war crimes. -
Japanese War Crime Trials
In Tokyo, Japan, the International Military Tribunals for 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.
