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Nazi Germany Invades Poland also known as The Invasion of Poland, was a German invasion of Poland which started WWII.
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The Sitzkrieg was an eight month period in which there was little to no active battles or warfare. It was also known as the Phony War or the "sitting war"
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The Fall of France (or the Battle of France) was the German invasion of France from the North to Paris. The French lost the battle and surrendered allowing for the Germans to occupy France.
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The Battle of Britain was an aerial conflict in which the Germans bombed and destroyed London and other British cities. The Germans were respelled by the British RAF (Royal Air Force).
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The U.S Traded their battleships and other naval warfare vehicles for land rights on British possesions
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The America First Committee was a group that pressured into not going into the war.
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Congress passed a Draft requiring all men ages 21 through 45 to register for the Draft.
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The Four Freedoms was a speech spoken by Theodore Roosevelt declaring fundamental rights of Speech and Expression, Religion, Want and Fear.
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The Lend-Lease Act was an act that allowed for the U.S providing military aid to foreign nations in WWII
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The USS Kearny was a U.S Warship that was attacked by German U-Boats, The USS Kearny survived the attack.
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The USS Reuben James was an American Destroyer that was sank by German U-Boats and killed many American Sailors
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The Japanese Navy launched a surprise attack at Pearl Harbor. Hawaii killing more than 2,300 Americans.
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The Battle of Bataan was the invasion of the Philippines by the Imperial Japanese.(Japanese Won)
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The Japanese forced prisoners of war to march from the Bataan Peninsula to a prison camp near Cabanatuan.
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The Battle of Coral Sea was a major naval battle between the Imperial Japanese navy and air force and the Australian and American forces.
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The Battle of Midway was a major naval battle in the Pacific Theater between the U.S and the Japanese.
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The Manhattan Project was a secret military project created in 1942 to produce the first US nuclear weapon.
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The Battle of El Alamein was a major battle that took place in Eygpt, El Alamein. Allied Victory
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Island Hopping was a strategy the U.S used to bypass heavily fortified Japanese positions and to advance off those captured islands.
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A Conference held in Casablanca, Morocco, which was held to plan the next phase of WWII.
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The Battle of Stalingrad was a major battle in which German attempted to control the city of Staligrad in Russia, but failed.
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The Tehran Conference was a strategy conference with Joseph Stalin, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Winston Churchill, after the invasion of Iran.
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A major battle in which the Allied Forces landed on the Beaches of Normandy and invaded Northern France.
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A few hours after his troops landed on the Philippines, MacArthur made a radio signal declaring that he has returned to the Philippines
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Battle of the Bulge was a famous battle between Germany and the U.S in the Ardennes Forest.
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FDR was elected president for his Fourth Term, making him the first and only president to serve four terms.
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A second conference between Joseph Stalin, Winston Churchill, and FDR in which they planned Germany's forced surrender and Post-war plans.
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The Battle of Iwo Jima was a major battle in which the U.S marines landed and eventually captured the Island of Iwo Jima
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The Battle of Okinawa( Or Operation Iceberg) was the last main battle to take place in WWII on Japanese soil.
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FDR dies after four terms and Harry Truman becomes President of the United States until the end of FDR's term.
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A Day that marked the formal acceptance of the Germans surrender, marking a Victory for the allies.
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A conference held in Potsdam with the big three leaders, Henry Truman, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin
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Little Boy was the code name for the Nuclear bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima which caused mass destruction and radiation for years.
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The Fat Man was a code name for the Nuclear Bomb that was dropped on Nagasaki which exploded in the air
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The Day celebrating the formal surrender of Imperial Japan aboard the USS Missouri.
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The Nuremberg Trials were a series of military tribunals held by the Allied forces that punished major Nazi criminals.
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The Trials were a military trial for the leaders of Japan and persecute them for their crimes.
