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The Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor
Pear Harbor was bombed by the Japanese. -
U.S. Declares war on Japan
FDR got a declaration of war from Congress. -
A. Phillip Randolph demands that war industries hire African Americans
A. Phillip Randolph in his civil rights movements demands that war industries hire African Americans. -
Automobile Production ends
Early in February 1942 was the end of autombile production for private use. -
Roosevelt creates the War Production Board to coordinate mobilization.
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Japanese Americans are sent to relocation centers.
The American people fear the Japanese so they are sent away from their homes to relocation centers. -
Zoot-suit riots rock Los Angeles
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War industries labor workers reaches 18 million!
By this time, even despite the draft, nearly 18 million workers were laboring in the war industries. This was three times as many as 1941. -
President Rooesvelt is elected to a fourth term
FDR begins his fourth term as president. The longest term served by any president in US history. -
GI Bill of Rights is passed
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Soviet troops come upon one of the Nazi death camps
Soviets drew near a camp callled Majdanek in Poland. -
Roosevelt dies
The president whom held the longest term in presidential history finally passed away. -
Harry S. Truman becomes president
Truman takes Roosevelt's place as president, becoming then nation's 33rd president. -
Soviet Army stormed Berlin
The Soviets stormed Berlin and forced Germany to have no choice but to surrender. -
U.S. Marines take Iwo Jima
The US overtook the island of Iwo Jima. -
Victory in Europe Day (V-E Day)
The Allies celebrate V-E Day: The day the war was finally over in Europe. -
U.S. drops the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagaski
After several years of research, the bomb was finally ready to be dropped. -
Japan Surrenders
Japan surrenders soon after the atomic bombs were dropped.
