1940's decade

The Olympics were cancelled

May 1, 1940

website
http://www.leski.com.au/catalogues/a164/images/1973.jpg

United states freeze German and Italian assests in America

Jun 14, 1941

http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/timeline/ww2time.htm
http://www.edupics.com/march-of-german-troops-in-paris-t13046.jpg

United States and Britain declare war on Japan

Dec 8, 1941

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1940s
http://www.kilroywashere.org/05-Images/05-CastleFilms/12-Dec8-41-USDeclaresWarOnJapan.jpg

United States enters WWII after the attack at Pear Harbor

Dec 8, 1941

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1940s
http://www.norcalblogs.com/post_scripts/archives/pearl.jpg

Declaration of the United Nations signed by 26 allied Nations

Jan 1, 1942

http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/timeline/ww2time.htm
http://democracyforum.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Declaration-of-Human-Rights.jpg

Mussolini arrested and the Italian Fascist government falls

Jul 25, 1943

http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/timeline/ww2time.htm
http://www.war44.com/misc/images/2/Mussolini_mugshot_when_arrested_for_vagrancy.jpg

Anne Frank and her family are transported to Auschwitz

Sep 3, 1944

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auschwitz_concentration_camp
http://annefrankbiography.com/images/anne_frank_5.jpg

Roosevelt re-elected as president

Nov 5, 1944

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1940s
http://www.xtimeline.com/__UserPic_Large/69365/evt101214162800463.jpg

Hitler comitted suicide

Apr 30, 1945

<http://en.wikipedia.org
http://hitlerpictures.net/hitler-dead.jpg

Baby Boom

Jan 3, 1946

http://geography.about.com/od/populationgeography/a/babyboom.htm.
http://itech.dickinson.edu/chemistry/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/baby-boom.jpg

Henry Ford Dies

Apr 7, 1947

http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/bday/0730.html.

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-YpQa9f6G8Ho/TYN2HYr8jiI/AAAAAAAAAvY/zldh9M_3rJM/s320/Henry_Ford.jpg

Cold War

Feb 25, 1948

<www.funfront.net/
hist/europe/coldwar.htm>
http://www.whyguides.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/cold-war.jpg

Harry Truman started 2nd Term of being President

Jan 20, 1949

http://avalon.law.yale.edu/subject_menus/inaug.asp.
http://www.visitingdc.com/images/harry-truman-picture.jpg