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Congress instituted the draft
summons and requires people to join the army -
Sitzkrieg
France and Britain declared war on Germany and proceeded to launch no major military land operations -
Nazi Germany Invaded Poland
extensive bombing early on to destroy the enemy's air capacity, railroads, communication lines, and munitions dumps, followed by a massive land invasion -
Destroyers-for-bases Deal
fifty Caldwell, Wickes, and Clemson class US Navy destroyers were transferred to the Royal Navy from the United States Navy in exchange for land rights on British possessions -
America First Committee Launched
the foremost United States non-interventionist pressure group against the American entry into World War II -
Battle of Britain
the Royal Air Force defended the United Kingdom against large-scale attacks by the German Air Force -
France Fell to Germany
the French government signed an armistice with Nazi Germany just six weeks after the Nazis launched their invasion of Western Europe -
Island hopping campaign begins
a military strategy employed by the Allies in the Pacific War against Japan and the Axis powers -
Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
bombing killed 2300 americans and destroyed the U.S.S. -
Reuben James Sank
the first United States Navy ship sunk by hostile action in the European theater of World War II -
USS Kearny Attacked
torpedoed before the US joined the war but survived -
Four Freedoms
Freedom of speech. Freedom of worship. Freedom from want. Freedom from fear. -
Lend Lease
provided for military aid to any country whose defense was vital to the security of the United States -
Manhattan Project Began
military project to make the first US nuclear weapon -
Battle of El Alamein
marked the culmination of the North African campaign between the forces of the British Empire and the German-Italian army -
Battle of Midway
turning point in the pacific war -
Battle of Coral Sea
battle between Japanese navy and US navy and air force -
Baatan Death March
75,000 Filipino and American troops on Bataan were forced to make a 65-mile march to prison camps -
Battle of Bataan
most intense Japanese invasion of the Philippines -
Tehran Conference
strategy meeting after the invasion of iran -
Battle of Stalingrad
most major confrontation of World War II in which Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad in Southern Russia -
Casablanca Conference
to plan the Allied European strategy for the next phase of World War II -
Battle of the Bulge
Germany launched its last major offense -
FDR elected to a 4th Term
dies 82 days in -
MacArthur returns to Philippines
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D-Day
Allies invaded northern france from the beaches of normandy -
Battle of Okinawa
between United states and Japan -
Nuremberg Trials
trials of accused Nazi war criminals, conducted by a U.S., French, and Soviet military tribunal based in Nuremberg, Germany -
VJ Day
Japan surrendered to the allies -
Fat Man Dropped on Nagasaki
second bomb from the United states in WWII -
Little Boy Dropped on Hiroshima
bomb drpped by the United states air force -
Potsdam conference
the most pressing issue was the postwar fate of Germany -
VE Day
Nazi Germany surrendered to allies -
FDR died/ Truman became president
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Battle of Iwo Jima
United States captured Iwo Jima from Japan -
Yalta Conference
Declaration of Liberated Europe and fate of postwar Germany decided -
Japanese War Crime Trials
tried japanese leaders who participated in conspiracies
