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Neutrality Act
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signs the Neutrality Act, or Senate Joint Resolution no. 173. He calls it an "expresssion of the desire to avoid any action which Amy involve the U.S. in the war". The signing came when newly installed fascist governments in Europe were beginning to beat the drums of war. -
Germany's expansion and annexation of Austria
German troops entered the country, after a period of intense propaganda in Austria.btheu received a lot of enthusiastic support of the population and the following day, Austria was incorporated into Germany. -
Signing of the Non-Agression Pact
This was a pact signed by enemies Nazi Germany and Soviet Union. The two countries agreed to take no military action against each other for the next 10 years. The Soviet leader was Joseph Stalin and the German chancellor was Adolph Hitler -
Blitzkrieg attack on Polan
The German Luftwaffe bombed polish airfields, and German warships and U boats attacked Polish naval forces in the Baltic Sea. German units broke through Polish defenses alon the border and advanced on Warsaw in a massive encirclement attack. This caused for Britain and France, who were standing to guarantee Poland's border, to declare war on Germany. -
Battle of Britain
Name given to the Second World War air campaign waged by the German Air Force against the United Kingdom. It was a significant turning point to the war. The battle ended when Germany's Luftwaffe failed to gain air superiority over the Royal Air Force. Britains victory saved the country from a ground invasion and possible occupation by German forces. -
Lend-Lease Act
An act passed by Congress that provided that the president could ship weapons, food, or equipment to any country whose struggle against the Axis assisted U.S. defense. The law gave president Franklin Roosevelt to aid Great Britain with ships and other war materials against theire war with the Nazi Germany. The United States had not yet joind the war until that December -
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
This was a surprise military attack by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. It lasted for 2 hours but the effect was devastating. The day after presuFDR asked congress to declare war on Japan, and 3 days later Germany and Italy, Japanese allies, declared war on the U.S. -
Battle of Midway
The battle happene six months after the attack and bombing of Pearl Harbor. The United States defeated Japan in one of the most naval battles during World War II. The victory allowed the United States and its allies to move into an offensive position. -
Invasion of Africa by Eisenhower
(Operation Torch) The British-American invasion of French North Africa during the North Africa campaign of the Second World War. -
Battle of Stalingrad
The Nazi army bombs the Soviet city of Stalingrad, making this one of the bloodiest battles in history. The Soviet forces surrounded and crushed an entire German army under General Friedrich Paulas. It stopped the German advance into the Soviet Union and marked the turning of the tide of war in favor of the Allies. The war went to February 2, 1943 -
D-Day
American, British, and Canadian forces landed on five beaches along a stretch of the heavily fortified coast of France's Normandy region. The invasion was one of the largest amphibious military assaults in history and required extensive planning. Also, the Alloes had made a plan to mislead the Germans about where they would invade. -
Liberation of Majdanek
An extermination camp on Lublin liberated by the Soviet Troops. The first of many Nazi concentration camps to be liberated by the Allies. -
Battle of the Bulge
A major German offensive launched against the Allies in the Ardennes Mountains region on the Western Front. its objective was to split the Allied army by means of a surprise blitzkrieg thrust thought the Adrennes to Antwerp, something the Germans had done repeatedly. Despite the historical fondness, the Allies leadership miscalculated and left the Ardennes lightly defended. The battle went to january 25, 1945 -
Battle of Iwo Jima
American soldiers make their first strike on the Japanese home islands at Iwo Jima. The invasion had the goal of capturing the whole island to provide a staging area for attacks on the Japanese mainlands. The battle went to March 26, 1945 -
Battle of Okinawa
The battle wa sought on the Ryukyu Islands of Okinawa and was the largest amphibious assault in the Pacific War of World War II. Four divisions of the United States Army and two Marine Divisions fought on the island. The capturing of Okinawa was part of a three point plan the Americans had for winning the war in the Far East. It lasted 82 days starting from early April to mid June 1945, -
V-E Day
(Victory in Europe Day) Marked formal conclusion of Hitler's war and defeat of the Nazi war machine. Celebrated by both Great Britain and the United States. -
Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
An American B-29 dropped the worlds first deployed atomic bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima, causing and explosion wiping out 90 percent of the city. A second B-29 bomb is dropped on Nagasaki three days later. This kills and estimated of 40,000 people. Japan's emperor, Hirohito, announces their unconditional surrender in the Second World War. -
V-J Day
(Victory over Japan Day) When Japan had surrendered unconditionally to the Allies, effectively ending Sorld War II. -
Transition of the U.S. Home front to the War
Women started working in the factories to produce goods to help in the war. There was a mass production jeeps, guns, etc. the women helping out in the factories was their way of helping out in the war because all the soldiers really needs the material. -
Rise of Fascism and Nazism
Benito Mussolini, of Italy, becomes man of the people. He stresses fascism. Adolph Hitler joins the National Socialist German Worker's party (Nazis). He works his way up to become a leader within them and is very popular among them.
