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This attack came without any warning. just before dawn, German tanks, infantry, and cavalry invaded Poland.
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In Pittsburgh, Thousands of peopleb attended the county fair for a peace demonstration. This was while Great Britain declared war on Germany.
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induistrial leaders and local officials planned to mobilize resources for the nations' 5,000,000,000 dollar defense program.
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Germany was to powerful for France. After Germany conquered Luxembourg, Netherlands, and Belgium, France surrendered.
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out of nowhere, Japanese planes torpedoed our navy's greatest ships. Many civilians also died from the attack.
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People from Pittsburgh were shocked over what happened in Pearl Harbor. The next day, more than 1,200 young men joined to be enlisted in the armed services.
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this battle was fought in the Pacific Ocean, The Japanese threw everything they had at us , but we had a little luck on our side. An air battle quickly developed and demolished the thought that they were immune to air attack.
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in May of 1942, Anne Alpern was appinted the first woman chief legsl officer of a major American City. she replaced william Stewart because he went to fight in the war.
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By many historians, this was considered the turning point in the war. after this bloody win for Russia, Germany was in full retreat. This battle was fought in Russia.
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160, 000 allied troops landed along a 50- mile stretched french coastline to fight Germany on the beaches of Normandy. 9,000 allied troops were killed or wounded but 100,000 or more troops began the march across Europe.
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Outside the East Pittsburgh Plant , 20,000 employees of Westingouse declared a no-strike pledge. This was for the duration of the war.
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War contracts completed to date totaled $903,398,644. $322,000,000 was given to the front lines.
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This was one of the happier moments in the war. This happended because the allies took back Paris from the axis powers.
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Hitler had convinced himself that the allies were weak and that a major attack and defeat would break them up. The initial attack created a bulge in the allies' frontline.
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Around 2am on this day, the Navy's big guns opened fired on Iwo Jima. After about an hour of punishment, the fire was lifted and it seemed as though the whole island was on fire.
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FDR dies of a cerebral hemorrhage at Warm Springs in Georgia. Truman who was the Vice-President, takes place as President.
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all schools, businesses, and even amusement parks were closed in mourning of FDR's death. special prayer sessions were scheduled.
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Adolf was found in his headquarters dead by swallowing a cyanide capsule and shooting himself in the head, This ended his dream of total control.
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This officially announced the end of WWII in Europe. The Home Office told people of ways they could celebrate. Everyone was excited the war was over.
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Hiroshima was an important military center for Japanese soldiers containing about 43,000 of them. Everything near the blast was destroyed.
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Nagasaki was a serious industrial center. Alot of people got evacuated but 200,000 still remained under the bomb.
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Russian labor leaders searched the district's steel mills.
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It was announced that Japan had surrendered to the Allies. This effectively ended WWII.
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Pittsburgh was excited to hear about the surrender of Japan.
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when the first cancellation of war contracts came into effect, 7,000 workers were laid off by Pittsburgh's district industries.
