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Rise of Facism and Nazism
Adolf Hitler took power and Nazi's came to power -
Germany's Expansion and Annexation
Expansion of territory of Germany before World War II; Hitler added his natives of Austria. -
Neutrality Act
It was designed to keep the United States out of a possible European war by banning shipment of war materiel to belligerents at the discretion of the President and by forbidding U.S. citizens from traveling on belligerent vessels except at their own risk. The demand for this legislation arose from the conviction of many Americans that U.S. entry into World War I had been a mistake. -
Signing of the Non-Aggression Pact(Germany and U.S.S.R.)
Nazi Germany and Soviet Union signed pact to avoid war between them for ten years. -
Blitzkrieg Attack on Poland
The attack on Poland started at 04.45 hours when blitzkrieg tore through the Polish military and by the end of the month Poland had surrendered to the Germans and the country was occupied. -
Lend-Lease Act
To provide U.S. Military aid to foreign nations during World War II. -
Battle of Britain
German Air Force vs. United Kingdom. -
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
Planes from Japan attack U.S. At Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Completely destroyed the American Battleship. -
Invasion of Africa by Eisenhower
After proving himself on the battlefields of North Africa and Italy, Eisenhower was appointed supreme commander of Operation Overlord–the Allied invasion of northwestern Europe. -
Battle of Midway
Crucial naval battle in the Pacific. -
Battle of Stalingrad
Major battle of World War II in which Nazi Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad in the south-western Soviet Union. -
Transition of the U.S. Home Front to War Production
Full industrial and agricultural war production had been achieved; that is, the capability to meet the ongoing Allied needs for war materials and food had been reached. While war production did not slow down or cease, special emphasis on war mobilization was no longer needed. It was up to the armed forces on the battlefield to achieve victory. -
D-Day
The day of the Normandy landings—initiating the Western Allied effort to liberate mainland Europe from Nazi occupation during World War II. -
Liberation of Madjdanek(Concentration Camp)
The Majdanek extermination camp in Lublin was liberated by Soviet troops on July 23, 1944; it was the first of many Nazi concentration camps to be liberated by the Allies. -
The Battle of the Bulge
Major German offensive campaign launched through the densely forested Ardennes region of Wallonia in Belgium, France, and Luxembourg on the Western Front toward the end of World War II in Europe. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
The American amphibious invasion of Iwo Jima during World War II stemmed from the need for a base near the Japanese coast. Following elaborate preparatory air and naval bombardment, three U.S. marine divisions landed on the island in February 1945 -
Battle of Okinawa
Codenamed Operation Iceberg, was fought on the Ryukyu Islands of Okinawa and was the largest amphibious assault in the Pacific War of World War II; 82-day-long battle. -
V-E Day
Victory in Europe Day, generally known as V-E Day, VE Day, or simply V Day was the public holiday celebrated on 8 May 1945 (7 May in Commonwealth realms) to mark the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces. -
Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
A uranium gun-type atomic bomb (Little Boy) was dropped on Hiroshima, followed by a plutonium implosion-type bomb (Fat Man) on the city of Nagasaki. -
V-J Day
It was announced that Japan had surrendered unconditionally to the Allies, effectively ending World War II. Since then it has been known as “Victoryover Japan Day,” or simply “V-J Day.”