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Nazi Germany Invaded Poland
Germany invades Poland, extensive bombing and destruction to Poland -
Sitzkrieg
Phase of the war in which there was little to no active warfare (phony war) -
France Fell To Germany
German forces occupied Paris,France unopposed after a period of flight of the French government that lead to French military collapse -
Battle of Britain
Military campaign in which the Royal Air Force defended the United Kingdom against large scale attacks by German Air Force -
America First Committee Launched
The foremost United States non-interventionist pressure group against the American entry into World War Two -
Destroyers-for-Bases Deal
U.S navy destroyers were transferred to the Royal Navy from the U.S navy in exchange for land rights on British possessions -
Congress Instituted The Draft
Congress passes a conscription act for a military draft to prepare for involvement in world war two -
Lend-Lease
Principal means for providing U.S military aid to foreign nations during world war two -
Four Freedoms
Speech by FDR where he said that in future days everyone in the world will have rights to the four essential human rights, the freedom of speech, worship, and freedom from want and fear -
USS Kearny Attacked
U.S warship that was torpedoed by German U-Boat -
Reuben James Sank
U.S warship torpedoed and sank, torpedoed by German U-Boats -
Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor
Japanese planes attack U.S naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii territory, killed 2,300 Americans completely destroyed American battleship USS -
Battle of Bataan
Most intense phase of imperial Japan's invasion of the Philippines during world war two -
Bataan Death March
Forcible transfer by Japanese army of Filipino and American prisoners of war -
Battle of Coral Sea
Major naval battle between Imperial Japanese Navy and U.S and Australian naval/air forces -
Battle of Midway
Decisive naval battle in the Pacific Theater of world war two which occurred only six months after Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor and one month after the Battle of Coral Sea -
Island Hopping Campaign Begins
Military strategy employed by Allies in the Pacific War against Japan and the Axis powers during world war two -
Battle of El Alamein
Took place near the Egyptian railway halt of El Alamein, Allies were victors of this battle, watershed of the Western Desert Campaign -
Battle of Stalingrad
Major confrontation of the second world war in which Germany and its Allies fought the Soviets for control of the city of Stalingrad in Southern Russia -
Casablanca Conference
Held to plan the Allied European strategy for the next phase of world war two -
Tehran Conference
Strategy meeting of Joseph Stalin, Franklin D Roosevelt, and Winston Churchill after the Anglo-Soviet Invasion of Iran -
D-Day
Allied Invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord -
MacArthur Returned to the Philippines
Fulfills his promise to return to the Philippines after having to flee in 1942 -
FDR Elected for a 4th Term
First and only time a president was inaugurated for a 4th term -
Battle of the Bulge
Last major German offensive campaign on the Western front during the second world war -
Yalta Conference
FDR, Stalin, and Churchill meet to discuss Germany and Europe's postwar reorganization -
Battle of Iwo Jima
Major battle in which the U.S Marine Corps landed and eventually captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Imperial Japanese Army during the second world war -
Battle of Okinawa
Major battle of the Pacific War fought on the island of Okinawa by the U.S against Japan -
FDR Dies/Harry Truman Becomes President
FDR dies 82 days into his presidency and Harry Truman assumes the role of president -
VE Day
Marks formal acceptance by the Allies of world war II of Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces -
Potsdam Conference
Agreement between the Allies concerning military occupation and reconstruction of Germany, its borders, etc -
Little Boy Dropped on Hiroshima
Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima in Japan -
Fat Man Dropped on Nagasaki
Atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki in Japan -
VJ Day
Japan surrenders, ending world war II -
Nuremberg Trials
Series of military tribunals held by Allies under international law and laws of war after world war II -
Manhattan Project Began
Secret military project to produce the first nuclear weapon -
Japanese War Crime Trials
Tried the leaders of the Empire of Japan for war crimes
