World War II By kaisercarolynm Aug 1, 1937 FDR gives "Quarenteen Speech" Dec 1, 1937 U.S.S Penay attacked by Japanese in China and sunk Sep 1, 1939 BLITZKREIG (Lightening War), Germans attack Poland. Poland defeated Oct 1, 1939 62% of Americans say help Allies but NOT JOIN WAR Nov 1, 1939 Cash and Carry (To help Allies) Apr 1, 1940 German troops invade Netherlands and Belgium Jun 1, 1940 Germans move into France and defeat! Aug 1, 1940 Heavy bombing on Britain and Germans hope for surrender Sep 1, 1940 FDR elected for 3rd term- preparing for war Mar 1, 1941 FDR says must help Britain Jun 1, 1941 Hitler breaks Nazi-Soviet Pact Jun 1, 1941 Japanese expansion continues June/August Jul 1, 1941 Japan invades French Indochina Aug 1, 1941 Atantic Charter- Churchill/Roosevelt Oct 1, 1941 New Japanese leadership: General Hideki Tojo Dec 7, 1941 JAPANESE SURPRISE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII Dec 8, 1941 Japanese attack S. Asia and Phillippines Dec 11, 1941 Germany/Italy declare war on U.S. Jan 1, 1942 U.S. enters Manila (Phillippines) Feb 1, 1942 MacArthur to Australia: vows will be back to Phillippines Apr 1, 1942 Battle at Coral Sea May 1, 1942 Battle of Midway Oct 1, 1942 Success in N. Africa Apr 1, 1943 Italians overthrow Mussolini May 1, 1943 Germans driven out of Africa Sep 1, 1943 Allies organize invasion of Italy Dec 1, 1943 Russians make Germans surrender Jun 6, 1944 D-Day Aug 25, 1944 Allies enter Paris Oct 1, 1944 Gen. MacArthur is back in Phillippines Nov 1, 1944 U.S. Elections- FDR/Harry Truman win Dec 16, 1944 "Battle of the Bulge" Feb 1, 1945 MAcArthur captures Manilla from Japanese Apr 12, 1945 FDR dies, Truman=President Apr 25, 1945 American/Russian soldiers at Elbe River Apr 30, 1945 Hitler takes his own life May 8, 1945 V-E Day: "Victory in Europe" Jul 1, 1945 Potsdam Conference Aug 6, 1945 Enola Gay drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan Aug 9, 1945 2nd atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki, Japan Aug 14, 1945 Emperor of Japan surrenders Sep 2, 1945 Formal Surreder WWII ENDS