Wwii

1930s - 1950s

By SeanSimmers
  • End of the Great Depression

    End of the Great Depression

  • "The Shadow" by Orson Welles

    "The Shadow" by Orson Welles

    Orson Welles voiced crime-fighting vigilante Lamont Cranston on the radio show "The Shadow".
  • The First Transatlantic Commercial Flight

    The First Transatlantic Commercial Flight

  • Beginning of World War II

    Beginning of World War II

  • Dunkirk Evacuation Began

    Dunkirk Evacuation Began

  • The Battle of Britain

    The Battle of Britain

    A military campaign where the Royal Air Force defended the United Kingdom against attacks that were large in scale by Nazi Germany's air force.
  • Franklin D. Roosevelt gives permission for developing atomic weapons

    Franklin D. Roosevelt gives permission for developing atomic weapons

  • The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

    The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

  • Colonel Leslie Groves is put in charge of Manhattan Project

    Colonel Leslie Groves is put in charge of Manhattan Project

  • First controlled nuclear fission reaction

    First controlled nuclear fission reaction

  • Japan becomes primary target for any future atomic bombs

    Japan becomes primary target for any future atomic bombs

  • D-Day

    D-Day

    The day in World War II where the Allied forces invaded northern France, creating the largest fleet launched over the ocean in History.
  • Ball Point Pens go on sale

    Ball Point Pens go on sale

  • First atomic bomb was detonated

    First atomic bomb was detonated

  • The United States bombs Japan

    The United States bombs Japan

  • End of World War II

    End of World War II

    The War ended in Europe and the Pacific after Japan announced their surrender.
  • The Truman Doctrine was developed

    The Truman Doctrine was developed

  • The First Non-Stop Flight Around The World

    The First Non-Stop Flight Around The World

  • The Korean War Starts

    The Korean War Starts

  • The Immigration and Naturalization Act

    The Immigration and Naturalization Act