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America issues Neutrality Acts
During the mid 1930's, America issued a series of laws to prevent America from getting involved in any foreign conflicts and wars. The first neutrality law was passed by Woodrow Wilson and was later extended by FDR. -
Beginning of Tuskegee Airmen
The Tuskegee Airmen were the first black military aviators in the U.S. Army Air Corps. Their impressive performance earned them more than 150 Distinguished Flying Crosses, and helped encourage the eventual integration of the U.S. armed forces. -
America begins Lend-Lease
America lays down a system for sending allies aids to help in World War II without getting too involved in the war. This system ended up bringing America more into the war. -
Pearl Harbor attacked
Pearl Harbor in Hawaii was home to many American Naval ships. In reaction to America cutting off trade to Japan, Japan bombed Americas ships. This event dragged America into the war. -
Beginning of Navajo Code Talker Program
The Navajo Code Talker Program was a way for the American Army to communicate quickly and cryptically by using the Navajo language. The use of the code extended through the Korean War and ended during The Vietnam War. -
Manhattan Project
The project was started to develop an atomic bomb to end the war with Japan and cause utter destruction if Japan did not surrender. The project was successful and two atomic bombs were dropped in Japan -
Rosie the Riveter campaign begins
The Rosie the Riveter campaign was a set of propaganda posters and other media means to spread the message of women working in factories to support the war. -
Executive Order 9066
This executive order cleared areas in America for internment camps for Japanese, German, and Italian Americans. -
Doolittle raid
The raids were American air raids on the city of Japan. The purpose of the raid was to prove to Japan that they were very vulnerable to American attacks, especially in the air. -
Battle of Midway
Only six months after the Pearl Harbor attacks, America defeated Japan in a naval battle in one of the most decisive naval battles in World War II. This battle was important because it allowed America to take the offensive. -
Island Hopping
Island Hopping is a strategy used by the Allies to gain an advantage over Japan in the Pacific Theater. The strategy involved going from island to island to weaken Japan.
- Battle of Tarawa: The first battle of the Island Hopping Campaign. This battle was important because it allowed the Allies to push further into the islands.
- Kwajalein & Eniwetok: The islands of the atoll were pummeled by naval and aerial bombardments. This attack were the first attacks after the Battle of Tarawa -
Island Hopping (cont.)
-Guam & Tinian: As the Allies kept taking over islands, they kept pushing down more islands. After six days of combat, these islands were secured and captured. -
D-Day
This enormous battle saw Allies invading Western Germany through Normandy in the largest naval battle in the History of wars. Around 156,000 Ally soldiers landed along the coast of Normandy which was defended by German forces -
Battle of the Bulge
Hitler planned a surprise battle to split up Allied powers in an all out blitzkrieg. The surprise blitzkrieg bursted through the Ardennes to Antwerp. A shortage in supplies caused the German powers to suffer and the battle slowed down. This battle costed over 100,000 American lives. -
Yalta Conference
During the conference, the three Allied leaders agreed to demand Germany’s unconditional surrender and began plans for a post-war world. -
Iwo Jima
American forces invaded the Japanese Island sparking the need for a naval base in Japan's coastline. -
Battle of Okinawa
The Battle of Okinawa was the last major battle of World War II. The invasion was part of Operation Iceberg, a complex plan to invade and occupy the Ryukyu Islands, including Okinawa. -
FDR passes away while in office.
While serving his third term as president, Franklin D. Roosevelt passed away in office. This was significant because many Americans were huge fans of FDR and admired what he did. Plus, America was in the middle of a war and needed to find a new president immediately. -
Truman takes over as President
After the death of FDR, Harry Truman, former Vice President, took over as the President of the United States. -
V-E Day
This day marks the day the Allied Forces won in war in Europe. -
Potsdam Conference
the last of the World War II meetings held by the “Big Three”. They discussed unconditional surrender from Japan and various other agreements relating to the axis power. -
Atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
After Japan refused to surrender, America dropped atomic bombs on two large Japanese cities as they promised their "utter destruction" -
V-J Day
The day Allied powers won over Japan.
