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Nazi Germany Invaded Poland
Germany invaded Poland, causing Britain and France to declare war against Germany. -
Sitzkreig
France and Britain had declared war on Germany, but conducted no major military land operations -
Manhattan Project Began
Project to begin the development of nuclear weapons and allowed the bombing of Hiroshima -
France Fell To Germany
Germany implemented blitzkrieg warfare and was able to occupy France -
Battle of Britain
United Kingdom had to defend itself against large scale attacks from the German air force -
Destroyed-For-Bases-Deal
Agreement between Britain and America where U.S. navy destroyers were transferred to the Royal Navy in exchange of land rights -
America First Committee Launched
Group that advocated isolationist policy -
Congress Instituted The Draft
Men ages 21-36 were legally required to register for war -
Four Freedoms
Speech that proposed lending money to Britain for the purchase of purchasing U.S. war materials. The U.S. must stand behind those nations that were committed to freedom of speech, religion, want, and fear. -
Lend-Lease
Britain was able to obtain all of U.S. arms needed in credit -
USS Kearny Attacked
German U-boats attacked the USS Kearny, killing all of the people aboard the ship. -
Reuben James Sank
U.S.S Reuben James was torpedoed and sunk with the loss of 115 of 160 crewmen -
Japanese Attack On Pearl Harbor
Unexpected attack by the Japanese, causes the U.S. to enter WWII -
Battle of Battaan
Most intense phase of Japan's invasion of the Philippines -
Bataan Death Match
After the surrender of the Bataan Peninsula, Filipino and American troops in Bataan were forced to match to prison camps -
Battle of Coral Sea
Battle between Japan and the U.S. where the Allies were able stop the Japanese advance -
Battle Of Midway
Battle where the U.S. destroyed Japan's first-line carrier strength and most of its best trained naval pilots -
Battle of Stalingrad
Germany and its allies fought against the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad -
Battle of El Alamein
Allied victory caused the retreat of Afrika Korps and the German surrender in North Africa -
Island Hopping Campaign Begins
Campaign to get within striking distance of Japan's home islands by seizing strategic islands in the Pacific -
Casablance Conference
First conference where U.S. and Britain agreed to invade Sicily and demand unconditional surrender from Axis powers -
Tehran Conference
The Big Three met for the first time in Iran and agreed on the liberation of France and Soviet invasion of Germany -
D Day
Allies were able to liberate France from German control -
MacArthur Returned To The Philippines
Plan to liberate the Philippines from Japanese control -
FDR Elected To A 4th Term
First and only president to serve more than 4 terms because people feared change in leadership during war -
Battle Of The Bulge
Last major German offensive campagain on the Western Front during WWII -
Yalta Conference
Agreement for post war terms between The Allies where they agreed to divide Germany and the practice of free elections -
Battle of Iwo Jima
U.S. captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Japanese -
Battle of Okinawa
Battle on mainland Japan where over 100,000 Japanese died and 50,000 Allies -
FDR Died/ Harry Truman Became President
FDR dies and Truman is forced to take on the war effort that had not yet been won -
VE Day
Victory in Europe Day where Nazi Germany surrendered -
Potsdam Conference
Big Three agreed on the military occupation and reconstruction of Germany -
Little Boy Dropped On Hiroshima
Bomb dropped on Hiroshima which lead to the surrender of the Japanese -
Fat Man Dropped On Nagasaki
Bomb dropped on Nagasaki which killed over 100,000 people and lead to the surrender of Japan -
VJ Day
Victory over Japan day where Japan surrendered to the Allies -
Nuremberg Trials
Judges from the Allied powers presided over the hearings of twenty-two major Nazi criminals -
Japanese War Crime Trials
Military trial to to try the leaders of Imperial Japan
