Timeline

By gabevarela

  • The Neutrality Act of 1939

    Limited the US from getting involved in future wars

  • The Lend-Lease Act

    Helped supply allies with food, oil, and materiel

  • the bombing of pearl harbor

    A surprise air attack on the US naval base at Pearl Harbor

  • The Battle of the Coral Sea

    Major naval battle between the Imperial Japanese Navy and naval and air forces of the United States and Australia

  • The Battle of Midway

    A naval battle in the Pacific Theater

  • The Battle of Guadalcanal

    A military campaign fought on and around the island of Guadalcanal

  • The North Africa Campaign

    Campaigns fought in the Libyan and Egyptian deserts and in Morocco and Algeria

  • D-Day

    Allied forces launched the largest amphibious invasion in the history of warfare.

  • The Battle of Okinawa

    More than 60000 soldiers and US Marines stormed the shores of Okinawa

  • The Dropping of the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

    The first instances of atomic bombs were used against humans, killed tens of thousands of people, obliterated the cities, and overall caused the end of World War II.

  • The Battle of the Bulge

    German offensive campaign on the Western Front during World War II