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World War Two

  • Germany invades Poland

    Germany invades Poland
  • Beginning of World War Two

  • Congress passes cash-and-carry law to ease the sale fof arms to countries at war

    Congress passes cash-and-carry law to ease the sale fof arms to countries at war
  • Winston Churchill becomes UK prime minister.

    Winston Churchill becomes UK prime minister.
  • Germany conquers the Netherlands, Belgium, and France.

    Germany conquers the Netherlands, Belgium, and France.
  • Japan joins Axis alliance with Germany and Italy.

    Japan joins Axis alliance with Germany and Italy.
  • Battle of Britain ends with Hitler's forces rebuffed.

    Battle of Britain ends with Hitler's forces rebuffed.
  • Hoosier Wendell Willkie unsuccessfully runs for president against incumbent Franklin Roosevelt.

    Hoosier Wendell Willkie unsuccessfully runs for president against incumbent Franklin Roosevelt.
  • Roosevelt delivers the Four Freedoms speech about the future of the world.

    Roosevelt delivers the Four Freedoms speech about the future of the world.
  • Congress establishes the lendlease program to deliver arms to Great Britain n credit.

    Congress establishes the lendlease program to deliver arms to Great Britain n credit.
  • Germany begins its invasion of the Soviet Union.

    Germany begins its invasion of the Soviet Union.
  • General Hideki Tojo becomes japanese prime minister.

    General Hideki Tojo becomes japanese prime minister.
  • Japanese bomb the U.S. Navy's Pacific Fleet at Peral Harbor, Hawaii.

    Japanese bomb the U.S. Navy's Pacific Fleet at Peral Harbor, Hawaii.
  • Americans destroy four Japanese aircraft carriers in the Batle of Midway.

    Americans destroy four Japanese aircraft carriers in the Batle of Midway.
  • Hitler and the Naazis formalize plans for exterminating Eurpope's Jews.

    Hitler and the Naazis formalize plans for exterminating Eurpope's Jews.
  • Americans win the Battle of Guadalcanal.

    Americans win the Battle of Guadalcanal.
  • Allies invade Sicily.

    Allies invade Sicily.
  • Allies launch invasion of France

    Allies launch invasion of France
  • Adolf Hitler commits suicide in Berlin.

    Adolf Hitler commits suicide in Berlin.
  • V-E DAy

    V-E DAy
  • After the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Japanese surrender.

    After the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Japanese surrender.
  • V-J Day

    V-J Day