World War II

  • Hitler Starts War

    Hitler Starts War

    Hittler was having complications with China and that started WWII.
  • Selective Service and Training Act

    Selective Service and Training Act

    Almost all american men were required to join the military and many up to the age of 65 had to register.
  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor

    The Japanese led an air based attack on the biggest US naval base in the Pacific. This provoked war.
  • Executive Order 9066

    Executive Order 9066

    The President sent an executive order to relocate Japanese-Americans to prison camps so they wouldnt interfere the war effort.
  • Doolittle Raids

    Doolittle Raids

    The US sent out its first attack on the Home Islands by way of flight.
  • Island Hopping

    Island Hopping

    The US started going from island to island taking on many causulties but making progress in weaking Japan.
  • Battle of Monte Cassino

    Battle of Monte Cassino

    The Battle of Monte Cassino was a series of 4 battles in which the Allies were trying to bypass German military forts in Italy to sieze Rome.
  • Omaha Beach

    Omaha Beach

    The battle faught at Omaha Beach Is when the Allies break into "Fortress Eurpoe" and lead an attack towards Berlin to beat German forces.
  • D-Day

    D-Day

    This is when the allies landed on the beaches of Normandy and fought German forces. The US and its allies won, and could continue moving towards Germany.
  • Kamikaze Attacks

    Kamikaze Attacks

    The Japanese became desperate and lowered their tactics to suicide flighter pilots. They destoyed whatever they could while taking their own life.
  • Battle of the Bulge

    Battle of the Bulge

    The Battle of the Bluge was after the Allies had penetrated German forces . The Germans, desperate for a win, sent in most of its soldiers. The Allies won this battle and made it to Berlin.
  • V-E Day

    V-E Day

    This was the day that the Allies accepted Germany's unconditional surrender due to the suicide of Adolf Hitler.
  • Hiroshima and Nagasaki

    Hiroshima and Nagasaki

    This was the day that the US dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki leaving Japan in submission.
  • V-J Day

    V-J Day

    This is the day of Japanese surrender not long after the atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.