• The Battle of the Bulge

    The Battle of the Bulge
    The Battle of the Bulge marked the last German offense on the Western Front. The catastrophic losses on the German side prevented Germany from resisting the advance of Allied forces following the Normandy Invasion.
  • Great Britain and France Declare War on Nazi Germany

    Great Britain and France Declare War on Nazi Germany
    he United Kingdom declared war on Germany—two days after the German invasion of Poland. France also declared war on Germany later the same day.
  • The Invasion Of Poland

    The Invasion Of Poland
    a joint attack on the Republic of Poland by Nazi Germany, the Slovak Republic, and the Soviet Union.
  • The Invasion of Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands&France

    The Invasion of Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands&France
    Germany invaded the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, and France. Luxembourg was occupied that same day. The Netherlands surrendered on 15 May, Belgium on the 28th.
  • The Battle & Great Escape at Dunkirk

    The Battle & Great Escape at Dunkirk
    Operation Dynamo, the evacuation from Dunkirk, involved the rescue of more than 338,000 British and French soldiers from the French port of Dunkirk
  • The Battle of Britain

    The Battle of Britain
    It kept Nazi materials of war focused on Britain, steeled the will of the British people to find the war to the end, and demonstrated that the Nazis were not invincible
  • Selective Service&Training Act

    Selective Service&Training Act
    provide our Nation with a structure and a system of guidelines which will provide the most prompt, efficient, and equitable draft possible, if the country should need it.
  • Lend-Lease Assistance Act

    Lend-Lease Assistance Act
    set up a system that would allow the United States to lend or lease war supplies to any nation deemed "vital to the defense of the United States."
  • The Attack on Pearl Harbor

    The Attack on Pearl Harbor
    This unprovoked attack brought the United States into World War II, as it immediately declared war on Japan.
  • America Enters WW2

    America Enters WW2
    helped to get the nation's economy back on its feet following the depression
  • Germany and Italy Declares War on the United States

    Germany and Italy Declares War on the United States
    the nation became fully engaged in the Second World War.
  • The Battle of the Coral Sea

    The Battle of the Coral Sea
    the world's first carrier-vs. -carrier battle, and the first naval battle in which neither side's ships sighted the others.
  • The Battle of Midway Island

    The Battle of Midway Island
    stopped the growth of Japan in the Pacific and put the United States in a position to begin shrinking the Japanese empire
  • The Invasion of North Africa

    The Invasion of North Africa
    The battle for North Africa was primarily a struggle for control of the Suez Canal and access to oil from the Middle East and raw materials from Asia, but also an effort to drive Italy out of the war as a prelude to invasion of southern Europe and a planned bombing campaign against Germany.
  • The Invasion of Sicily&Italy

    The Invasion of Sicily&Italy
    led directly to the fall of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini and the surrender of the Italian government to the Allies.
  • The D-Day Invasion of France

    The D-Day Invasion of France
    It led to the liberation of France, denying Germany any further exploitation of that country's economic and manpower resources.
  • Nazi Concentration Camps Discovered

    Nazi Concentration Camps Discovered
    Helped put a end to the endured madness that had been going on to these poor innocent Jews.
  • The Yalta Conference

    The Yalta Conference
    it divided Germany and Berlin into four allied zones
  • V-E (Victory in Europe) Day

    V-E (Victory in Europe) Day
    mark the end of World War II in Europe
  • The Atomic Bomb in Hiroshima

    The Atomic Bomb in Hiroshima
    caused global effects such as the Cold War and the proliferation of nuclear weapons around the world
  • The Atomic Bomb on Nagasaki

    The Atomic Bomb on Nagasaki
    caused terrible human devastation and helped end World War II.
  • V-J (Victory over Japan) Day

    V-J (Victory over Japan) Day
    marks the end of World War II, one of the deadliest and most destructive wars in history.