1940s Timeline Project

By nrangoonwala
  • Battle of Britain

    Battle of Britain

    Ended: 10/31/1940
  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor

    This was the event that brought the United States into WWII. Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, which was a navy base in Hawaii.
  • Japanese Internment Camps

    Japanese Internment Camps

    These camps were used throughout WWII in order to keep the Japanese-Americans in check and to make sure they don’t do anything bad. Ended: March 20, 1946
  • The Pentagon is complete

    The Pentagon is complete

    The Pentagon, a United States government building responsible for global threats, was completely built.
  • Invasion of Italy

    Invasion of Italy

    Ended: 9/16/1943
  • D-Day

    D-Day

  • Kamikazes

    Kamikazes

    Ended: 8/15/1945
  • Iwo Jima

    Iwo Jima

    The battle of Iwo Jima was a battle that the United States won and captured the island of Iwo Jima. Ended: March 26, 1945
  • Bombing on Hiroshima

    Bombing on Hiroshima

    This was the 1st time the United States used an atomic bomb on Japan in order to make Japan surrender during WWII.
  • Bombing on Nagasaki

    Bombing on Nagasaki

    This was the 2nd time when the United States used an atomic bomb on Japan to make them surrender.
  • Cold War

    Cold War

    Ended: 1991
  • Ferrari starts to produce sports cars

    Ferrari starts to produce sports cars

    Ferrari is a famous car company. They originally made regular cars but introduced the sports car later in the 1940s.
  • Mahatma Gandhi is assassinated

    Mahatma Gandhi is assassinated

    Mahatma Gandhi, a civil rights and anti violence leader in India, was assassinated during an event where Gandhi was speaking.