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nazi germany invades poland
this is the event that triggered the start of world war 2. -
stizkrieg
there were no major military land operations on the Western Front. -
france falls to germany
france was humiliated, germany went on to battle britain -
battle of britain
Royal Air Force fights against the german air force -
america first committee launched
foremost non-interventionist pressure group against the American entry into World War II. -
destroyers for bases deal
This gave 50 US naval destroyers - generally referred to as the 1,200-ton type - to Britain in exchange for the use of naval and air bases in eight British possessions -
congress institutes the draft
makes men at a certain age enter their name to be drawn to be in the war -
lend-lease
sell, transfer title to, exchange, lease, lend, or otherwise dispose of, to any such government any defense article." -
four freedoms
FDR proposed four fundamental freedoms that people "everywhere in the world" ought to enjoy -
uss kearny attacked
was torpedoed on her starboard side by a German U-boat while on patrol off Greenland but did not sink. -
reuben james sinking
was torpedoed and sunk with the loss of 115 of 160 crewmen, including all officers -
Japanese attack on pearl harbor
was the main cause of the united states entering the war -
battle of bataan
the most intense phase of Imperial Japan's invasion of the Philippines -
bataan death march
the forcible transfer from Saisaih Pt. and Mariveles to Camp O'Donnell by the Imperial Japanese Army of 60,000–80,000 Filipino and American prisoners of war -
battle of coral sea
major naval battle between the japanese navy and american and australian air forces -
battle of midway
Japan had lost four carriers, a cruiser and 292 aircraft, and suffered an estimated 2,500 casualties. The U.S. lost the Yorktown, the destroyer USS Hammann, 145 aircraft and suffered approximately 300 casualties. -
battle of el alamein
marked the culmination of the North African campaign between the forces of the British Empire and the German-Italian army -
manhattan project
a secret military project created in 1942 to produce the first US nuclear weapon -
island hopping cmapeign begins
to capture the Pacific islands one by one, advancing towards Japan and bypassing and isolating centres of resistance. -
casablanca conference
President Roosevelt announced that he and Churchill had decided that the only way to ensure postwar peace was to adopt a policy of unconditional surrender. -
battle of stalingrad
Nazi Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad in Southern Russia, on the eastern boundary of Europe -
tahren conference
three leaders coordinated their military strategy against Germany and Japan and made a number of important decisions concerning the post World War II era. -
d-day
the bloodiest and deadliest battle of world war 2 -
macarthur returned to the philppines
his forces invaded the main Philippine island of Luzon. -
FDR elected to a 4th term
remains the only president to have served more than two terms. -
battle of the bulge
major German offensive campaign launched through the densely forested Ardennes region of Wallonia in Belgium, France, and Luxembourg on the Western Front -
nuremberg trials
Held for the purpose of bringing Nazi war criminals to justice -
yalta conference
three leaders agreed to demand Germany’s unconditional surrender and began plans for a post-war world -
battle of iwo jima
major battle in which the U.S. Marines landed on and eventually captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Japanese Imperial Army -
battle of okinawa
included the largest amphibious assault in the Pacific -
FDR died/ Harry truman became president
As President, Truman made some of the most crucial decisions in history. -
VE day
public holiday celebrated to mark the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces. -
potsdam conference
the bg three leaders meet to negotiate terms for the end of World War II -
little boy dropped on hiroshima
Approximately 80,000 people are killed as a direct result of the blast, and another 35,000 are injured. -
fat man dropped on nagasaki
was the last major act of World War Two and within days the Japanese had surrendered. -
vj day
news of the surrender was announced to the world. -
japanese war crime trials
try the leaders of the Empire of Japan for three types of war crimes.
