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Germany invades poland
It was an invasion of Poland by Germany, the Soviet Union, and a small Slovak contingent that marked the beginning of World War II in Europe. -
Neutrality acts of 1939
Roosevelt lobbied Congress to have the cash-and-carry provision renewed. He was rebuffed, the provision lapsed, and the mandatory arms embargo remained in place. -
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Fall of france
Germany launched an invasion of France and the Low Countries. The German offensive quickly overwhelmed Dutch forces, and the bombing of Rotterdam persuaded the Netherlands to surrender on 15 May. -
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Battle of britain
German and British air forces clashed in the skies over the United Kingdom, locked in the largest sustained bombing campaign to that date. the Battle of Britain ended when Germany’s Luftwaffe failed to gain air superiority over the Royal Air Force despite months of targeting Britain’s air bases -
Selective service act
the first peacetime conscription in United States history. This Selective Service Act required that men between the ages of 21 and 35 register with local draft boards. When the U.S. entered World War II, all men aged 18 to 45 were made subject to military service. -
Tripartite pact
The three nations agreed that for the next ten years they would stand by and co-operate with one another. The pact supplemented the Anti-Comintern Pact of 1936 and helped heal the rift that had developed between Japan and Germany. -
Lend lease act
A total of $50.1 billion, worth of supplies were shipped, or 17% of the total war expenditures of the U.S. In all, $31.4 billion went to Britain, $11.3 billion to the Soviet Union, $3.2 billion to France, $1.6 billion to China, and the remaining 2.6 to the other Allies. -
Atlantic charter
A pivotal policy statement issued in August 14, 1941 that, early in World War II, defined the Allied goals for the post-war world. It was drafted by the leaders of Britain and the United States, and later agreed to by all the Allies. -
Attack on pearl harbor
a surprise military strike conducted by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. six of the eight battleships returned to service and fought in the war. The Japanese also sank or damaged three cruisers, three destroyers, an anti-aircraft training ship. -
U.S declares war on Japan
It was a response to that country's surprise attack on Pearl Harbor the prior day. It was formulated an hour after the Infamy Speech presidential address of Franklin D. Roosevelt. This brought the U.S into World War 2. -
Womens army corpse
The women's branch of the United States Army. Massachusetts introduced a bill on 28 May 1941, providing for a women’s army auxiliary corps.
