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The German and Soviet invasion of Poland marks the beginning of World War 2.
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This was an 8 month period at the beginning of World War 2 where there was little to no active warfare.
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This battle involves a three month long period of the Royal Air Force protecting the United Kingdom from German aircraft.
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A deal between Great Britain and America that led to 50 US Navy destroyers given to the Royal Navy in exchange for land rights and British possessions.
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The AFC was the most prominent US non-interventionist group that was against America entering World War 2.
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The period of time when the French army fell and France was occupied by the Germans.
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This was the first peacetime draft in US history.
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These four freedoms were the goals of the president, Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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This act was the principle means for providing US military aid to foreign nations.
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The USS Kearny was torpedoed by a German U-Boat before America had even entered the war.
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The Reuben James was the first US Navy ship sunk by hostile action in the European theater of World War 2.
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This was a surprise attack by the Japanese on Hawaii's Pearl Harbor, this attack led to America entering the war.
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This battle was the most intense phase of imperial Japan's invasion of the Philippines during World War 2.
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The forcible transfer of POW's by the Japanese Imperial Army from Bataan to Camp O'Donnell.
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This was a major naval battle fought between Japan and the American/Australian Navy and Air Force.
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This decisive naval battle resulted in a decisive American victory.
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The term island hopping refers to the Allies taking out smaller strategic islands instead of taking out the heavily fortified bases.
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This battle took place in Egypt and resulted in an Allied victory.
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This conference was organized to plan the Allied European strategy for the next phase of the war.
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This was a major confrontation that revolved around Germany and its allies fighting the Soviet Union for control of Stalingrad.
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This was a strategy meeting between Joseph Stalin, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Winston Churchill.
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This was the day that Allied forces invaded Northern France through the beaches of Normandy.
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This was when MacArthur returned to the area he was forced to flee from in 1942.
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This battle was the last major German offensive campaign on the Western Front during World War 2.
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FDR is the only president to have ever been elected to a fourth term.
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This conference was a meeting between the heads of government from various nations.
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This was a major battle that resulted in the capture of Iwo Jima island.
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This was a major battle of the Pacific War fought on the island of Okinawa.
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The death of FDR marked a turning point because Harry Truman held a stronger stance on Russians.
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This day marked the formal acceptance by the Allies of Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender to its armed forces.
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The Manhattan Project marks the start of the Nuclear Age and led to the invention of the nuclear bomb.
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The three big nations met at the Potsdam Conference to decide the postwar fate of Germany.
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This was the first atomic bomb ever used in combat.
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Fat Man was the final nuclear bomb to be dropped during World War 2.
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This day marked the Allied victory over Japan.
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These trials presided over the hearings of twenty-two major Nazi criminals.
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These trials took place to try the leaders of Japan for "Class A" crimes.
