World War II Time Line

By Keyz89

  • Mussolini Comes to Power

    Mussolini Comes to Power
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    World War II

  • Japan incades Manchuria and created Manchukuo

    Japan incades Manchuria and created Manchukuo

  • Due to Japanese militar build-up, FDR calls for largest peacetime naval construction

    Due to Japanese militar build-up, FDR calls for largest peacetime naval construction

  • 60,000 fled Germany, Austria, Italy for U.S.

    60,000 fled Germany, Austria, Italy for U.S.

  • FDR calls for largest peacetime naval construction

    FDR calls for largest peacetime naval construction

  • Army enlarged

    Army enlarged

  • Attacked Italian Somalia and Ethiopia

    Attacked Italian Somalia and Ethiopia

  • Japan joined Germany and Italy's pledge to resist Communist International

    Japan joined Germany and Italy's pledge to resist Communist International

  • Neutrality Act:Cash and CArry of nonmilitary goods bough from U.S. by nations at war

    Neutrality Act:Cash and CArry of nonmilitary goods bough from U.S. by nations at war

  • Japan declared war on China, rape of Nanking

    Japan declared war on China, rape of Nanking
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  • Hitler expelling Jews from Germany, Austria

    Hitler expelling Jews from Germany, Austria

  • 60,000 fewer refugees allowed in than law allowed

  • Navy and Air Force

    Navy and Air Force

  • Japan rejected US's Open Door in China

    Japan rejected US's Open Door in China

  • American soldiers sfought in Spanish Civil War with the Abraham Lincoln Brigade

  • Neutrality Act updated, budget established to explore atomic power

    Neutrality Act updated, budget established to explore atomic power

  • Start of Happy Time

    Start of Happy Time

  • Italy declares war on Allies, attacked France

    Italy declares war on Allies, attacked France

  • Research partnerships between civilian & military science, defense budget exploded

    Research partnerships between civilian & military science, defense budget exploded

  • Pro-Expansionist Gov't and Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere

    Pro-Expansionist Gov't and Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere

  • Began oil embargo against Japan

    Began oil embargo against Japan

  • Traded bases for naval destroyers with G.B.;

    Traded bases for naval destroyers with G.B.;
    Selective Service ACt; restricted iron & scrap metals to Japan; Flying Tigers & Planes to China

  • End of research partnerships between civilian & military science

    End of research partnerships between civilian & military science

  • End of refugees allowed in than law allowed

    End of refugees allowed in than law allowed

  • General Tojo becomes Prime Minister

    General Tojo becomes Prime Minister

  • Lend-Lease with G.B.; U.S. troops to Greenland, air & nvacal patrols, "national emergency"

    Lend-Lease with G.B.; U.S. troops to Greenland, air & nvacal patrols, "national emergency"

  • End of Lend-Lease with G.B.

    End of Lend-Lease with G.B.

  • Battle of the Atlantic

    Battle of the Atlantic

  • End of Happy Time

    End of Happy Time

  • Japanasaes into French Indochina

    Japanasaes into French Indochina

  • Tripartite Pact: Mutual Assistance

    Tripartite Pact: Mutual Assistance

  • Japan warned against more expansion

    Japan warned against more expansion

  • Sent troops to Iceland; frozen Japanese assets, severely reduced Japanese oil shipments

    Sent troops to Iceland; frozen Japanese assets, severely reduced Japanese oil shipments

  • Reuben James sunk by u-boat; Soviets eligible for lend lease

    Reuben James sunk by u-boat; Soviets eligible for lend lease

  • U.S. knew that Japan was planning attack, but not where; approved arming of merchant ships

    U.S. knew that Japan was planning attack, but not where; approved arming of merchant ships

  • American declares war on Japan after Pearl Harbor is attacked

    American declares war on Japan after Pearl Harbor is attacked

  • America declares war on Japan after Pearl Harbor is attacked

    America declares war on Japan after Pearl Harbor is attacked

  • Bataan Death March

  • Battle of Coral Sea

  • End of Bataan Death March

  • Battle of Midway

    Battle of Midway

  • Operation Torch

  • Battle of Stalingrad

    Battle of Stalingrad

  • Casablanca meeting of Churchill & FDR

  • End of Battle of Stalingrad

    End of Battle of Stalingrad

  • Japanese attack American airfields

    Japanese attack American airfields

  • Encourage Italians to depose Mussolini

    Encourage Italians to depose Mussolini

  • Britian bombs Hamburg, Germany

    Britian bombs Hamburg, Germany

  • Tehran, Iran metting of churchill, FDR & Stalin

  • FDR creates War refugee Board

    FDR creates War refugee Board

  • Nimitz captures Gilbert & Marshall islands

  • U.S. fire-bombs Tokyo

    U.S. fire-bombs Tokyo

  • D-Day on Normandy Beachces

  • MacArthur returns to Philippines

  • Battle of the Bulge

  • Malmedy, Belguim- U.S. P.O.Ws murdered by Germans

    Malmedy, Belguim- U.S. P.O.Ws murdered by Germans

  • U.S. carpet-bombs cities

    U.S. carpet-bombs cities

  • U.S. troops into Germany, Russians coming from East

    U.S. troops into Germany, Russians coming from East

  • Germans remain in Italy

    Germans remain in Italy

  • High U.S. casualties on Okinawa- affects U.S. future plans

    High U.S. casualties on Okinawa- affects U.S. future plans

  • Germany surrenders

    Germany surrenders

  • V-J Day

    V-J Day

  • Truman drops bomb, Enola GAy dropped "Little Boy" on Hiroshima

    Truman drops bomb, Enola GAy dropped "Little Boy" on Hiroshima

  • Fat man dropped on Nagasaki

  • Japan surrenders

    Japan surrenders