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Roosevelt Quarantines the War
President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivers a speech that he calls for peace-loving nations to act together to quarantine aggressors to protect the world from the disease of war. -
St. Louis Refusal
The passenger ship called St. Louis, Contained 907 Jewish refuges, began the journey back to Europe after the United
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Robin Moor
In South Atlantic the American merhant ship Ribin Moor was sunk by a German torpedo. President Franklin D. Roosevelt responds to the German attack by declaring a national emergency -
German Invades Soviet Union
Germany invades the Soviet Union violating the Nonaggression Pact. U.S. Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson estimates that it will take Hitler less that three months to conquer the Soviet Union -
Pearl Harbor
Japanese fighter planes attack the American base at Pearl Harbor destroying U.S. aircraft and naval vessels, and killing 2,355 U.S. servicemen and 68 civilians. -
Largest Budget in History
President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivers his state of the Union address in which he proposes a massive government spending budget, the largest in American History. -
Churchill and Roosevelt Plan
The Prime Minister Winston churchill and President Franklin D. Roosevelt meet in Casablamca in North Africa to plan attacks on all fronts, to invade Sicily and Italy, to send forces to the Pacific , and to better aid the Soviet Union -
Bid Three in Yalta
The allied powers meet in Yalta to negotiate Soviet dominance in Eastern Europe. The Yalta Conference would result in the dual administrations in Berlin, the break up of Germany, and the prosecution of war criminals. -
Bid Three in Potsdam
Allied leaders meet in Potsdam, Germany to send an ultimatum to Japan. Japanese military leaders ruling the government issue no surrender. -
Hiroshima
The United States drops an atomic bomb. The first to be used in warfare on Hiroshima killing 75,000 people instantly, and injuring more that 100,000.
