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Nazi German Invaded Poland
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Sitzkrieg
A '"phoney" war that lasted for a period of time with no actual actions. -
France Fell to Germany
German forces occupied Paris unopposed on 14 June after a chaotic period of flight of the French government that led to a collapse of the French army. -
Battle of Britain
A turning point in World War 2 of Britain and Germany clashing over the skies of the United Kingdom. -
Destroyers for Bases Deal
An agreement between the United States and Great Britain
US navy destroyers were transferred to the Royal Navy from U.S for the exchange of land rights on British possessions -
Congress Instituted the Draft
With the War about to happen they had to draft like they did in the Civil War to get enough people. at the age of 18 you were eligible and it was random. -
America First Committee Launched
Non interventionist group that were against America entering WW2 -
Lend Lease
Everything that was needed for the war would be given then later on repaid after the war -
USS Kearny attacked
Kearny was docked at Reykjavík, in U.S.-occupied Iceland. A "wolfpack" of German U-boats attacked a nearby British convoy, and overwhelmed its Canadian escorts. Kearny and three other U.S. destroyers were summoned to assist. -
Four Freedoms
goals famously articulated by United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the State of the Union Address he delivered to the 77th United States Congress on January 6, 1941. In an address also known as the Four Freedoms speech, Roosevelt proposed four points as fundamental freedoms humans "everywhere in the world" ought to enjoy: sppech and expression, religion, want, fear. want and fear were new ideas which excited americans by going beytond the constituional values -
Japanese attack on Peal Harbor
Japanese planes attacked the U.S on the naval base of Pearl Harbor -
FDR dies, Truman become president
FDR gets assasinated and Truman the Vice President fills in for him trying to restore what FDR was recovering. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
United States Marine corps captured the islands of Iwo Jima from the Imperial Japanese. -
Reuben James Sank
song by Woody Guthrie about the sinking of the U.S. convoy escort, the Reuben James, which was the first U.S. naval ship sunk by German U-boats in World War II. -
Battle of Bataan
Japan invaded the Philippines and it was know to be the most intense phase of Japan's imperial. -
Bataan Death March
The Japanese forced the Americans and Philippines to march for miles and it was considered as abuse and a crime. -
Battle Of Coral Sea
Taking places in the Pacific Theatre, it was a naval battle between the Japanese imperial, United States and Australia -
Battle of Midway
United States defeated Japan in one of the most decisive naval battles of World War II. It had permanent damage to the Japan Naval. -
Manhattan Project began
Fears that Nazi Germany would build and use a nuclear weapon during World War II triggered the start of the Manhattan Project, which was originally based in Manhattan, New York. -
Battle of Stalingrad
Most major confrontation of World War II in which Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad in Southern Russia. -
Tehran Conference
The Tehran Conference was a strategy meeting of Joseph Stalin, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Winston Churchill. It was one of the first WW2 conferences -
D-Day
The Battle of Normandy
The operation began the liberation of German-occupied northwestern Europe from Nazi control, and laid the foundations of the Allied victory on the Western Front. -
FDR elected to his fourth term
This was the first and only time that a president had a chance to even go to the fourth term. In 1951 the 22nd amendment ratified that a president can only serve two terms. 82 days later he died. -
MacArthur returns to the Philippines
MacArthur returns to the Philippines after fleeing it two years before. It was a strong courage for him to come back. -
Battle of the Bulge
Last major German offensive campaign on the Western Front of WW2. -
Yalta Conference
Was a conference with head government of the United States -
Battle of Okinawa
The Battle of Okinawa, codenamed Operation Iceberg, was a major battle of the Pacific War fought on the island of Okinawa by United States Marine and Army forces against the Imperial Japanese Army. -
VE Day
Was the national victory in Europe for the Allies accepting them. -
Little boy dropped on Hiroshima
"Little Boy" was the codename for the atomic bomb dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima o -
Fat boy dropped on Nagasaki
"Fat Man" was the codename for the atomic bomb that was detonated over the Japanese city of Nagasaki by the United States -
VJ Day
Victory over Japan Day is the day on which Imperial Japan surrendered in World War II, in effect ending the war. -
Potsdam Conference
The meeting at Potsdam was the third conference between the leaders of the Big Three nations. The Soviet Union was represented by Joseph Stalin, Britain by Winston Churchill, and the United States by President Harry S. Truman. At the Potsdam meeting, the most pressing issue was the postwar fate of Germany. -
Nuremberg Trials
The Nuremberg Trials were a series of military tribunals held by the Allied forces under international law and the laws of war after World War II. -
Japanese war crime trials
During the war Japan committed multiple crimes and was committed after the war.
