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Neutrality Act
Bans travel on ships and trade -
Hilter Supports Japan
Hitler announces support for Japan -
Anschluss
Germany wants Austria, they say no -
Hitler Annexes Czechoslovakia
Adolf Hitler reneges on the promise made in September of 1938 and takes all of Czechoslovakia. -
Invasion of Poland
Hitler uses Blitzkrieg to invate Poland, which is one of the causes of World War II -
Italy attacks France
Mussolini's Italian forces attack France from the south. -
France Surrenders
Surrenders to Germany -
Japan Joins Axis Powers
Japan finally joins the axis powers -
U.S cracks Japans code
United States crack Japans secret code. -
U.S. Seizes Axis Ships
FDR orders the United States Coast Guard to seize German ships that sail into American ports. -
US Defends Iceland
FDR announces that the United States will take over defense of Iceland for the duration of the war. -
Roosevelt Warns Japanese
President Franklin D. Roosevelt warns the Japanese government to cease all aggression toward neighboring countries or else face United States forces -
Lend-Lease to Soviets
United States extends the Lend-Lease to the Soviet Union. -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Japan unexpectedly invaded the U.S. -
U.S at War
The United States declares war on Germany, Italy, and Japan. -
Churchill and Roosevelt Plan
They make a secret alliance -
D-Day
Invasion of Normady, France -
VE Day
Victory in Europe -
Victory over Japan
Japan finally surrendered -
World War II ends
A formal surrender ceremony was in Tokyo Bay