WWII

Winston Churchill

Nov 30, 1874

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill was a British politician who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955.

Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR)

Jan 30, 1882

Franklin Delano Roosevelt was an American statesman and political leader who served as the 32nd President of the United States.

Benito Mussolini

Jul 29, 1883

Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini was an Italian politician, journalist, and leader of the National Fascist Party, ruling the country as Prime Minister from 1922 until his ousting in 1943.

Adolf Hitler

Apr 20, 1889

Adolf Hitler was an Austrian-born German politician who was the leader of the Nazi Party.

U.S. declares neutrality

Aug 19, 1914

U.S. President Woodrow Wilson addressed Congress and made public the U.S. policy of neutrality and warned U.S. citizens against taking sides in the war.

Victory Garden

Period: Jan 1, 1917 to Jan 1, 1946

The gardens that the government encouraged citizens to grow. They wanted them to grow them to feed their families so the other food could go to the troops.

Vernon Baker

Dec 17, 1919

Vernon Joseph Baker was a United States Army officer who received the Medal of Honor.

Propaganda

Feb 13, 1923

Information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view.
This was used a lot during WWII to persuade people to join the army and pick up new jobs.

Fascism

May 13, 1925

This was a form of radical authoritarian nationalism that came to prominence in early 20th-century Europe.

Audie Murphy

Jun 20, 1925

Audie Leon Murphy was one of the most decorated American combat soldiers of World War II, receiving every military combat award for valor available from the U.S. Army.
He also earned French and Belgian awards for heroism.

Nazism

Aug 13, 1928

Nazism is a set of political beliefs associated with the Nazi Party of Germany.

Rape of Nanking

Dec 13, 1937

This was an episode of mass murder and mass rape committed by Japanese troops against the citizens of Nanking.

Dictator

Feb 13, 1939

This is a ruler with total power over a country, typically one who has obtained power by force.

Lend Lease Act

Jan 10, 1941

This act was to Further Promote the Defense of the United States.

War Bonds and Rationing

Mar 12, 1941

Rationing was where they limited the amount of things a family or other people could get.
War bonds were bonds that you could buy from the government that after some time you could get the money back, and a little more.

Pearl Harbor

Dec 7, 1941

Japan attacked our naval base in hawaii killing 2,400 U.S. citizens.

Womans roles in WWII

Period: Dec 8, 1941 to Dec 31, 1945

During WWII, most women stayed home and took over many jobs and kept up with the houses, They also took care of the children and taught at schools. They also took over many of the “mens jobs” in and out of the war.

Japanese-American Interment Camps

Feb 19, 1942

This was the forced relocation and incarceration during World War II of between 110,000 and 120,000[2] people of Japanese ancestry who lived on the Pacific coast in camps in the interior of the country.

Office Of War Information

Period: Jun 12, 1942 to Sep 12, 1945

This was the government agency that made propaganda stronger. This halped to earn money so that we could bring more soldiers into the war.

Fire Bombing of Dresden

Feb 14, 1945

This was an attack on the city of Dresden, the capital of the German state of Saxony.

Hary S. Truman

Apr 12, 1945

Harry S. Truman was the 33rd President of the United States.