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Manhatten Project Began
The Manhattan Project started the nuclear age. -
Nazi Germany Invaded Poland
Germany invading Poland would begin World War 2. -
Sitzkrieg
A phony war for the first eight months of World War 2. -
France Fell to Germany
This ended the war on the Western front. -
Battle of Britain
This was the first battle fought in the air. -
America First Committee Launched
A group against entering World War 2. -
Destroyers-for-Bases Deal
US ships were given to England for land. -
Congress Instituted the Draft
This draft was the first peacetime draft. -
Lead-Lease bill
This bill let the U.S. give foreign aid. -
Roosevelt gave his "Four Freedoms" speech.
Roosevelt said the all the countries in the world deserved the same basic freedoms of the U.S. -
USS Kearny Attacked
The Germans attacked a US boat before they were in the war. -
Reuben James Sank
The Reuben James was sunk by a German submarine. -
Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor
The Attack on Pearl Harbor brought America to war. -
Bataan Death March
The Bataan Death March was the forced transfer of POWs. -
Battle of the Coral Sea
This was a Naval Battle between the US and Japan in the Pacific Ocean. -
Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway was a turning point in the war against Japan. -
Battle of Bataan
This was the invasion of the Philippines by Japan. -
Battle of El Alamein
This was the end of the Axis in North Africa -
Battle of Stalingrad
This was the biggest battle in World War 2, where the Soviet Union defended Stalingrad. -
Tehran Conference
Strategy meeting between Stalin, Roosevelt, and Churchill. -
Island Hopping Campaign Begins
This military strategy was to go island to island, defeating the Japanese. -
Casablanca Conference
This was a meeting between Churchill and Roosevelt. -
D-Day
This was the beginning of the opening of the Western Front. -
MacArthur Returned to the Philippines
MacArthur returned to the Philippines to free them from the Japanese. -
Battle of the Bulge
This was the last German offence of WW2. -
Yalta Conference
The three head of the Allied countries met to plan the defeat of the Axis. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
The US captured the island of Iwo Jima. -
Battle of Okinawa
The last battle of World War 2. -
FDR death and Harry Truman Became President
The death of FDR was the end of the four term presidency. -
VE Day
This was the end of the War in Europe. -
Potsdam Conference
This was the last conference of the big 3. -
Little Boy Dropped on Hiroshima
This began to end the war against Japan. -
Fat Man Dropped On Nagasaki
This did end the war on Japan. -
VJ day
This was the end of World War 2. -
FDR Elected to a 4th Term
This would cause the 22nd Amendment -
Nuremberg Trials
These military trials convicted the generals who committed war crimes. -
Japanese War Crime Trials
This was a military trial which tried the Japanese leaders.
