19040's Timeline

  • Rosie the Riveter

    Rosie the Riveter
    Rosie the Riveter was the star of a campaign aimed at recruiting female workers for defense industries during World War II, and she became perhaps the most iconic image of working women.
  • Battle of Britain

    Battle of Britain
  • Invention of the Frisbee

    Invention of the Frisbee
    Also called a flying disk. Used recreationally and competitively for throwing and catching.
  • Propaganda in Germany

    Propaganda in Germany
    It was a crucial instrument to acquire and maintain power during Adolf Hitlers Leadership of Germany.
  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor
    Pearl Harbor is a U.S. naval base near Honolulu, Hawaii, and was the scene of a devastating surprise attack by Japanese forces on December 7, 1941.
  • Japanese Internment

    Japanese Internment
  • White Rose (Nazis)

    White Rose (Nazis)
  • D-Day

    D-Day
    During World War II, the Battle of Normandy ​resulted in the Allied liberation of Western Europe from Nazi Germany’s control. It lasted 3 months.
  • Nagasaki Bomb

    Nagasaki Bomb
  • Dachau Concentration Camp

    Dachau Concentration Camp
    Its a Nazi concentration camp built to hold political prisoners. Opened in Dachau, Germany in 1933 and closed in 1945 after WW2.
  • Cold War

    Cold War
    The Cold War was a state of geopolitical tension after World War II between powers in the United State and the Soviet Union. Its known to be an inevitable war after WW2.
  • Truman Doctrine

    Truman Doctrine
  • Marshall Plan

    Marshall Plan
    The Marshall Plan, also known as the European Recovery Program, channeled over $13 billion to finance the economic recovery of Europe between 1948 and 1951.