Prgression of US involvement in WWII Timeline

  • Roosevelt reelected

    Roosevelt reelected
    Roosevelt runs for his third term in office and gets reelected.
  • Lend-Lease Act

    Lend-Lease Act
    The U.S. would lend Britian arms because it was vital to Americas safety.
  • June 1941

    June 1941
    Hitler broke the agreement between germany and the soviet union and invaded the soviet union
  • Roosevelt extends terms

    Roosevelt extends terms
    Roosevelt extended the term of draftees passed in the House of Represenitives by only one vote
  • President Roosevelt granted the navy permission.

    President Roosevelt granted the navy permission.
    President Roosevelt granted the navy permission for U.S. warships to attack German U-boats in self-defense
  • Japan attacks Pearl Harbor

    Japan attacks Pearl Harbor
    Japan launched an attack on Pearl Harbor to disable its naval forces.