-
Manhattan Project
The Manhattan Project was a research and development undertaking during World War II that produced the first nuclear weapons. It was led by the United States with the support of the United Kingdom and Canada. -
Harry S. Truman
Harry S. Truman was born in Missouri on May 8, 1884. He was Franklin Delano Roosevelt's vice president for just 82 days before Roosevelt died on April 12, 1945 and Truman became the 33rd president. In his first months in office he dropped the atomic bomb on Japan, ending World War II. -
War Productions board
The WPB replaced the Supply Priorities and Allocation Board and the Office of Production Management. The WPB directed conversion of industries from peacetime work to war needs, allocated scarce materials, established priorities in the distribution of materials and services, and prohibited nonessential production. coordinate the purchase of war supplies between the War Department (Department of the Army) and the Navy Department. -
Lend-Lease Act
The Lend-Lease Act stated that the U.S. government could lend or lease (rather than sell) war supplies to any nation deemed “vital to the defense of the United States.” Under this policy, the United States was able to supply military aid to its foreign allies during World War II while still remaining officially neutral -
Office of price administration
The Office of Price Administration, a New Deal organization created to control prices after the outbreak of WWII to control inflation and stabilize prices. It also had the power to ration scarce goods such as tires, automobiles, shoes, sugar, and gasoline among other things. It was abolished in 1947. -
Pearl Harbor attack
On December 7, 1941, early morning, on the island of Hawaii, the largest U.S bavel base in the pacific. The bombing left countless dead and injured there were over 180 Japanese warplanes launched from six aircraft carriers. This conflict had inflicted more damage than anything the U.S in the WWI. the day after Roosevelt declared war on Japan, then 3 days later Germany and Italy declared war on the U.S. This woke up America and resulted in their involvement in the war. -
Internment
In result of the attack on pearl harbor, America was taken by surprise and the Japanese community was greatly discriminated. Even if they were Japanese Americans they were ridiculed. In following weeks Japanese Americans were shipped to relocation centers, or so known as prisons/ internment camps, there were over 110,00. There was a lot of controversy that came along with racial profiling. -
Battle of Stalingrad
1942-1943 battle of World War II, in which German forces were defeated in their attempt to capture an industrial port city on the Volga River in the Soviet Union; one of the most deadly battles of wwii; crushing defeat for Germany -
Operation Torch
Operation Torch was the name given to the Allied invasion of French North Africa in November 1942. ... In 1942, the British did not feel strong enough to attack Germany via France but the victory at El Alamein in November 1942 was a great stimulus to the Allies to attack the Axis forces in North Africa -
Women's Auxiliary Army Corps
The Woman's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) was established to work with the Army, for the purpose of making available to the national defense the knowledge, skill, and special training of the women of the nation -
Battle of the Atlantic
The Battle of the Atlantic, was the naval clash that took place at the Atlantic Ocean, virtually in its entirety, fought during World War II between German ships, the U-Boot commanded by Admiral Karl Doenitz and almost all of the British squad. -
Convoy system
having merchant ships travel in groups protected by warships. Also known as groups of ship traveling together under mutual protection, they were also accompanied by airplanes. -
Korematsu v. United States
Japanese Americans were relocated to internment camps. Korematsu argued that he was denied equal protection under the law simply because he was a Japanese American. The court did not favor Korematsu. -
Bloody Anzio
The Battle of Anzio commenced on January 22, 1944 and concluded with the fall of Rome on June 5 the campaign was the result of the Allies' inability to penetrate the Gustav Line following their landings at Salerno. the Allies needed to attack Germany and Italy in Europe once they had successfully ended their African campaigns. The Allies wanted to take Italy and also attack France to pressure the Axis and to press the advantage afforded by Hitler's costly war with the Soviet Union in the east -
D-Day
On D-Day, 6 June 1944, Allied forces launched a combined naval, air and land assault on Nazi-occupied France. The Allied landings on the Normandy beaches marked the start of a long and costly campaign to liberate north-west Europe from German occupation General Dwight D. Eisenhower and General Bernard Montgomery. Their goal was to take over the bridges and roads that the Germans to move the battlefields once the invasion began. -
The battle of the bulge
The Battle of the Bulge, so-called because the Germans created a “bulge” around the area of the Ardennes forest in pushing through the American defensive line, was the largest fought on the Western front. The battle raged for three weeks, resulting in a massive loss of American and civilian life, however, this weakened Germany resulting in the fact that all the could do was retreat. -
Death of Hitler
In late April 1945, as Soviet forces stormed Berlin, Hitler made plans for his suicide, including testing SS-supplied cyanide pills on his Alsatian, Blondi, and dictating a final will and testament. Two days earlier, Mussolini had been shot by a firing squad and then publicly hung by his feet in a suburban square in Milan, Italy: A similar fate seemed inevitable. -
Unconditional Surrender
Unconditional surrender is a surrender in which no guarantees are given to the surrendering party. In modern times, unconditional surrenders most often include guarantees provided by international law. Japan accepts Potsdam terms, unconditional surrender. On this day in 1945, just a day after the bombing of Nagasaki, Japan submits its acquiescence to the Potsdam Conference terms of unconditional surrender, as President Harry S. Truman orders a halt to atomic bombing. Germany also surrendered -
V-E Day
D-day marked the turning point in World War II when the Allied forces began to win their fight against the Axis powers. V-E Day stands for Victory in Europe Day. ... It marks a very important event in World War 2 - the day Japan surrendered to the Allies after almost six years of war on 15 August 1945. -
Unconditional Surrender
After the bombing of Hiroshima, the surrender of Imperial Japan was announced by Hirohito on August 15 and formally signed on September 2, 1945, bringing the hostilities of World War II to a close. Unconditional surrender is a surrender in which no guarantees are given to the surrendering party. In modern times, unconditional surrenders most often include guarantees provided by international law.
