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Declares its Neutrality
United States government declares its neutrality in the european conflict -
Bill Passed
United States military conscription bill passed. Conscription in the United States, commonly known as the draft, has been employed by the federal government on three occasions. The third incarnation of the draft came into being in 1940 through the Selective Training and Service Act. -
United States freezes Countries
United States freezes German and Italian assets in American. Worsening relations with the Axis powers prompted President Roosevelt to order all German assets in the U.S. frozen on June 14, 1941. On June 16 he ordered the withdrawal of German and Italian consular staffs by July 10. - See more at: http://ww2cartoons.org/june-1941-u-s-ousts-axis-consuls-freezes-assets-2/#sthash.6JFCVapw.dpuf -
Oil Embargo
On Friday, August 1 1941, The US announces a ban on oil exports to “aggressor countries,” including Japan. This was just as acting Secretary of State Wells had warned Ambassador to the United States Kichisaburo Nomura on July 24. Thus, Japan begins to face serious problems regarding the procurement of resources. -
Declare war on Japan
On this day, as America’s Pacific fleet lay in ruins at Pearl Harbor, President Franklin Roosevelt requests, and receives, a declaration of war against Japan. -
Attack in Europe
On this day, 8th Air Force bombers, dispatched from their bases in England, fly the first American bombing raid against the Germans, targeting the Wilhelmshaven port. Of 64 planes participating in the raid, 53 reached their target and managed to shoot down 22 German planes—and lost only three planes in return. -
Capture Palermo, Sicily
The Allied invasion of Sicily, codenamed Operation Husky, was a major campaign of World War II, in which the Allies took Sicily from the Axis Powers (Italy and Nazi Germany). It was a large amphibious and airborne operation, followed by a six-week land campaign and was the beginning of the Italian Campaign. -
Air Raids
American daylight air raids on Regensburg and Schweinfurt in Germany; Allies reach Messina, Sicily. Allies reach Messina, Sicily. -
St. Lô, France
U.S. troops reach St. Lô, France. There is a short description of the places and sites to see at the top of the page, with more detailed explanations of the history and where the sites you want to visit fit into the overall battle. -
Encircle Germans
U.S. troops encircle Germans in the Ruhr; Allied offensive in northern Italy. The Western Front of the European theatre of World War II encompassed Denmark, Norway, Luxembourg, Belgium, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, France, Italy, and Western Germany. -
Move into Berlin
American, British, and French troops move into Berlin. The powers approved the eventual detachment of much of the German eastern territories, lying east of the Oder-Neisse line, from Germany; the contemplated Final German Peace Treaty would determine the Polish-German and USSR-Polish border lines for the former German territories.
