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Invasion of Poland
Germany and the Soviet Union invades poland, which marked the beginning of World War II in Europe. -
Neutrality Acts
The Neutrality Acts of 1939 permitted countrys to purchase war materials, provided that they paid cash and carried the goods away in their own ships. -
Fall of France
Fall of France was a successful German invasion of France. British and French forces were pushed back to the sea by the German operation, the British government decided to evacuate the British Force as well as several French divisions. -
Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain was the first major campaign to be fought by the air force, and was also the largest aerial bombing. Britain prevented Germany from gaining air superiority. The battle ended the threat that Hitler would launch an amphibious and airborne invasion of Britain. -
Selective Service Act of 1940
Selective Service Act required that all men aged 18 to 45 were made subject to military service, and all men aged 18 to 65 were required to register. -
Tripartite Pact
pact signed in Berlin, Germany, that established the Axis Powers of World War II. -
Lend Lease Act
The Lend Lease act was a program which the United States supplied Great Britain, the USSR, Free France, the Republic of China, and other Allied nations with materiel. -
Atlantic Charter
Charter the United States, and all the Allies agreed to. The Charter stated the ideal goals of the war: no territorial aggrandizement, restoration of self-government to those deprived of it, reduction of trade restrictions and disarmament of aggressor nations. -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike conducted by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawai. -
United States declaration of war upon Japan
the United States Congress declared war upon the Empire of Japan in response to that country's surprise attack on Pearl Harbor.The attack was intended to keep the U.S. Pacific Fleet from interfering with military actions the Empire of Japan was planning in Southeast Asia against overseas territories of the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and the United States. -
Women's Army Corps
The Women's Army Corps was the women's branch of the United States Army. Came to full status as the WAC on July 1, 1943. Its first director was Oveta Culp Hobby.
