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Holocaust
The genocide of Jews and other minoritys -
Cash and Carry
Replaced neutrality acts and allowed sale of goods as long as recipients arrange for transport -
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Battle of Britain
Germany bombs Britain -
Peacetime draft
Males ages 21-35 are required to register for the draft -
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Tuskegee Airmen
African-American military pilots -
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George Marshall
Chef if if state -
Lend-Lease Act
Lease of supplies to anyone the president deems vital to the defence of the U.S. -
Germany invades the Soviet
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Germany invades the Soviet
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Germany invades the Soviet Union
Germany invades the Soviet Union -
FDR freezes Japanese asserts in America
President Franklin Roosevelt seizes all Japanese assets in the United States -
FDR orders navy to shoot German ships
President Roosevelt orders the U.S. Navy to shoot German or Italian warships on sight. -
The bombing of Pearl Harbor
A United States naval base in Hawaii that was attacked without warning by the Japanese air force. -
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Chester William Nimitz
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U.S. Enters War
The United States enters World War 2. -
Victory Gardens
Home food production -
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Woman enter the workforce
6.5 million women enters the workforce -
Germany declares war on the U.S.
Adolf hitler declares war on the U.S. -
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Flying Tigers
Volunteer Air Force that went to fight the war -
Rationing
Could only purchase items with ration stamps. -
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Navajo Code Talkers
The Navajo code talker was a secure military communications -
Executive order 9066
Executive order 9066 require Japanese Americans, Italian Americans, and German-Americans, to relocate to interment camps. -
Bataan Death March
The Bataan Death march was the forcible transfer of 60,000–80,000 Filipino and American prisoners of war from Saisaih Pt. and Mariveles to Camp O'Donnell by the Imperial Japanese Army. -
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Douglas MacArthur
During this time he retakes the Philippines -
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Battle of Midway
the United States Navy defeated an attacking fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy under Admirals Isoroku Yamamoto. This is a turning point in the war. -
Dept of War Information creates propaganda
Propaganda is made to make citizens more aware. -
D-Day
156,000 troops commanded by General Dwight Eisenhower landed at five beaches and invited France. -
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Battle of the Bulge
The Battle of the Bulge was a major German offensive campaign launched on the Western Front toward the end of World War II in Europe. -
Germany Surrenders
Soviets capture Berlin and Adolf Hitler commits suicide -
V-E day
Victory in Europe -
U.S. captures Iwo Jima and Okinawa
The United States captures Iwo Jims and Okinawa -
Atomic Bomb Testing
First atom bomb is successfully tested in New Mexico. -
Bombing of Hitashima
The United States dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. -
Bombing of Nagasaki
The United States dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Nagasaki. -
V-J Day
Japan surrenders -
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Nuremberg Trials
Allies put nazi leaders an trial for crimes against humanity
