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Nazi Germany Invaded Poland
Germany invading poland starting war -
Sitzkrieg
phony war, "sitting war" Germany giving them time to back down -
Manhhattan Project
research and development project that produced the first nuclear weapons -
France Fell To Germany
France surrender to german -
Battle of Britain
Second World War defense of the United Kingdom by the Royal Air Force -
Destroyers for Bases Deal
us gave destroyers to Britain for a military base -
America First Committee Launched
isolationist against joining the war -
Congress Instituted the Draft
first peacetime draft in the history of the United States -
Four Freedoms
Freedoms made by FDR during his State of the Union speech -
Lend Lease Act
FDR let GB buy arms on credit -
USS Kearny Attacked
Attacked by German U-boats, USS Kearny was a US marine boat -
Reuben James Sunk
first US Navy ship sunk by hostile action in the eastern hemisphere of World War 2 -
Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor
Japan attacks pearl harbor, because us cut them off from oil
Bringing us into war -
Battle of Bataan
Japanese Army and Navy invaded several islands in the Philippines -
Bataan Death March
forcible transfer by the Imperial Japanese Army of 60,000–80,000 Filipino and American prisoners of war -
Island Hopping
strategy to capture the Pacific islands one by one, advancing towards Japan -
Battle of Coral Sea
first air-sea battle in history, fight between the Japanese and United States/Australia -
Battle of Midway
most important battle in the Pacific ultimately being the turning point of World War 2 for the United States. -
Battle of Stalingrad
major battle on the Eastern Front in which Nazi Germany fought the Soviet Union for the city -
Battle of Alamein
North African campaign between the British Empire and the German-Italian army. -
Nuremberg Trials
trials to convict nazis -
Casablanca Conference
meeting between US and GB leaders -
The Tehran Conference
Meeting between the big three -
D-Day
storming of Normandy by Allied Forces -
MacArthur Returned to the Philippines
MacArthur reached the Philippine Island of Lethe and made a broadcast declaring ḧe's home. -
FDR Elected to 4th Term
voted for the fourth term FDR, only president to have -
Battle of the Bulge
major German offensive campaign launched through the densely forested on the Western Front toward the end of World War II in Europe -
Battle of Okinawa
bloodiest battle of the Pacific War which was also the last and biggest of the Pacific island battles. -
Yalta Conference
Big three meet in Russia -
Battle of Iwo Jima
Major battle when the U.S. Marines captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Japanese. -
FDR Dies / Harry Truman becomes president
FDR dies, and Truman is sworn into office -
VE Day
Victory in Europe Day- formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces. -
Postsdam Conference
Big three meet to negotiate end of WWII
Truman not FDR -
Little Boy dropped on Hiroshima
Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima
first nuke used -
Fat Man Dropped on Nagasaki
Atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki
end of war -
VJ Day
news of japan surrendering is released -
Japanese War Crime Trials
Trial used to try leaders of japan
