United State's Use of Industry to Win World War II

By MarkOliver

  • Harry Gottlieb "Liberty" Made

    Harry Gottlieb "Liberty" Made
    Harry Gottlieb's "Liberty" is painted. (The date could not be found, so January 1st was used.)

  • Pearl Harbor is Attacked

    Pearl Harbor is Attacked
    Pearl Harbor is attacked without warning by Japan, marking the first time since the War of 1812 that the American homeland has been attacked. The United States officially enters World War II the next day.

  • Jolan Gross-Bettelheim's “Assembly Line (Home Front)" Made

    Jolan Gross-Bettelheim's “Assembly Line (Home Front)" Made
    Jolan Gross-Bettelheim's “Assembly Line (Home Front)" was made in 1942 in response to the industrial push for supplies from the homefront to the frontlines during World War II.

  • Norman Rockwell's "Rosie the Riveter" Made

    Norman Rockwell's "Rosie the Riveter" Made

  • First Test Drop of the Atomic Bomb

    First Test Drop of the Atomic Bomb
    The Manhattan Project provided the first show of destruction on a scale larger than most people could imagine at the time. Still looming over mankind today, this invention changed warfare as we know it. The name of this bomb was the "Trinity."

  • Japan Surrenders - World War II Ended

    Japan Surrenders - World War II Ended
    After the dropping of two atomic bombs, Japan formally surrenders, ending World War II.