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World War II
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Japan Invades Manchuria
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Neutrality Act
US cannot sell weapons or give loans to warring countries. -
Quarantine Speech
Speech: must stop spread of totalitarian regimes. -
Start of World War II
Germany invades Poland, making the official start of World War II. -
Battle of Britain Ends
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Battle of Stalingrad
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Atlantic Charter
Joint declaration released by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill on August 14, 1941 following a meeting of the two heads of state in Newfoundland. -
Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor
The Japanese surprise bomb Pearl Harbor (US Naval base), Hawaii. Start of WWII for the United States of America. -
United States Declares War on Japan
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Germany & Italy Declare War on the United States of America
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Battle of Midway
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D-Day, Normandy Landing
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Victory Day in Europe
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Atomic Bomb Dropped on Hiroshima
United States aircraft, "Engola Gay," drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima, 80,000+ killed. -
Atomic Bomb Dropped on Nagasaki
United States drops the atomic bomb on Nagasaki, killing 40,000+ people. -
Emperor Surrenders
Emperor Hirohito surrendered over radio. -
The Surrender of Japan
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Japan Surrenders
Japan surrenders the war on the USS Missouri.
