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Germany invades Poland
On September 1, 1939, the Germany army came across the Poland border. Britain then ordered Germany to withdrawal from the war, since they were allies with Poland. Germany ended up not doing that so then Britain decleared war on Germany. -
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Religion
Thousands of people of all different faiths and religions went to the county fair. This is where they had a peace demonstration when great Britain decleared war on Nazi Germany. -
Mobilization
The nation had a $5,000,000,000 defense program. The Industrial leaders met to plan mobilization of Pittsburgh distric resources. -
France surrenders to Germany
In 3 weeks, a large part of the British force and some French were forced to the English Channel. Under the Armistice, the Germans have occupied two thirds of France. -
Pearl harbor
Pearl Harbor was the big event that brought the United Stares into the war. The United States knew that there was going to be an attack they just didn't know where. The one guy stationed in Hawii radioed in that there were planes flying above, but they were assumed to be U.S. planes. They were wrong and ended up getting bombed in less than 2 hours. -
Steel Workers of America
The United States workers elected their first president at a convention in Cleveland. The president was Philip Murray and he made $20,000 a year. -
Battle of Midway
The battle of Midway was fought near the U.S mid Pacific base. Before this battle Japan had general superiority over the United States. -
The Battle of Stalingrad
This battle has been known to being the turning point in World War 2. The battle was fought during the winter of 1942 and 1943. After the defeat, the German army was in full retreat. -
Steel Train
Pittsburgh and West Virigina started razing its steel train. It shed behind the Wabash Station. -
"Ceilling Zero"
This event was called "Ceilling Zero" because there was a great amount of smoke that blanketed the city of pittsburgh. This prevented thousands of war workers from reaching their jobs or homes. -
D-Day
On June 6, 1944, 160,000 allied troops landed on the beaches of Normandy, France. Hitler's army was in control of most of Europe and the allies had to successfully invade the continent to win. -
Strike
There was about 20,000 employees of the Westinghouse that went on a no-strike pledge during the war. This took place outside of the East Pittsburgh Plant. -
War loan
In 1944, the fifth war loan went 5,000,000 dollars over. This took place in western Pennsylviania. -
Allies Liberate (Free) Paris
The Germans surrendered to the Allied forces to end the Liberation of Paris. The Allies freed Paris from the Nazi Germans during World War 2. -
Battle of the Bulge
SInce the United States and the Soviets were closing in on Germany from both sides, Hitler ordered an attack against the western allies. On December 22, the Germans ordered the Americans to back down or face annihilation. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
Iwo Jima stands for the Sulfur Island. The capture of this battle would provide an emergency landing for crippled bomber planes returning from bombing runs. -
Production in War
There was a heavy production loss in 1945. There were about 25,000 in the idustry and were idled by rivers that rose to 33.4 feet. -
Anniversary
The city had a fire to celebrate its 100th anniversary. They also had a parade to celebrate it too. -
FDR dies and Truman becomes president
FDR dies on April 12, 1945, in Warm Springs Georgia. On that same day, vice president Truman becomes the president. He becomes president even though, he was a suprising choice in 1944 as a run-mate. -
Mourning of FDR
In memory of FDR, all businesses, schools, and other activites were closed. The mayor had also asked all the amusment parks to close. -
Hitler Commits Suicide
Alot of people had known the end of Hitler was coming. He said his final farewells to his final military aids and to his staff members. Then, there was a gunshot, which was the death of Hitler. -
VE Day
VE day stands for "Victory over Europe Day", which was when Great Britain and the United States celebrate a victory over Europe. May 8, was the day that the German troops had finally surrenered. The Russians took about 2 million prosioners of Germany, right before they had surrendered. -
Welcome Home
There were about one hundred thousand people welcoming home the soldiers. There were about 64 officers and all the other men that were enlisted in the war. -
Atomic Bomb Dropped on Hiroshima
Hiroshima was an important military center and had about 43,000 soldiers placed there. The bombers main target was the city of Hiroshima. -
Atomic Bomb Dropped on Nagasaki
This was the second atomic bomb dropped on Japan by the United States. The result was that Japan had finally surrendered. -
Happiness
The city was all in good spirits. They were like that because Japan surrendered. -
Russian leader
The Rusian labor leader had arrived. They went there to tour the steel mills. -
V.J.Day
Vj Day was when Japan surrendered to the Allies, which ended World War 2. The meaning Vj Day is "Vicory over Japan day". -
Worker lay off
There was a lay off 7000 workers in 1945. The first cancellation of the war contract had finally become. -
Council
Council passed a law that said there was 28 mills on land and 14 on buildings. There was also a 12 percent increase over that.
