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Manhattan project begins
This was the project that made the first atomic bomb. -
Nazi Germany Invades Poland
This was the start of WWII -
Sitzkrieg
This was an eight month period when nothing was happening meaning that there was alot going on behind the scenes. -
France Fell to Germany
Everyone is trying to appease Germany. -
Battle of Britain
Germany failed in it's attempt to overtake England. -
Destroyers-for-Bases Deal
The isolationist were not happy about this deal seeing as it was partially getting the US involved in WWII. -
America First Committee is launched
This committee had very isolationist principles and didn't want the US involved in a war. -
Congress Instituted the Draft
The US is getting ready for war. -
Lend-Lease
Lend-lease was opposed by the isolationist -
USS Kearny Attacked
She was attacked by German U-boats, making the relationship between the two stressful. -
Four Freedoms
This gave the US reasons to get involved in WWII. -
Reuben James Sank
Another US ship sank by German U-boats, but this think the ship actually sank. -
Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor
The unexpected attack on Pearl Harbor outraged Americans so much they went to war. -
Battle of Bataan
Japan attacked the Philippines -
Bataan Death March
Japanese crimes against humanity. -
Battle of Coral Sea
The US won from a strategically stand point. -
Battle of Midway
This was a major US victory over Japan -
Battle of El Alamein
This was an allied victory in Egypt. -
Casablanca Conference
FDR and Churchill agreed to invade Sicily and agreed that they wanted unconditional surrender. -
Battle of Stalingrad
The Axis were badly defeated. -
Tehran Conference
The Liberation of France was planned and the Soviet Union switched sides and joined the Allies. -
D-Day
This was a major Allied victory. -
MacArthur Returned to the Philippines
The US reclaimed the Philippines from Japanese control. -
FDR is Elected to a 4th term
This was the first and last time in US history a president has served 4 terms. -
Battle of the Bulge
Last major German offensive. The germans failed. -
Island Hooping Campaign begins
This was the Axis's stratagy -
Yalta conference
The allies agreed on setting up free elections and that the Soviet Union would join in the fight against Japan. The UN was also agreed upon. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
The US captured two islands from Japan. -
Battle of Okinawa
Another allied victory against Japan. -
FDR died/ Harry Truman Became President.
Harry Truman became president. -
VE Day
The war ended in Europe with Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender. -
Potsdam conference
They held trials for Nazi leaders and they basically warned Japan. -
Little Boy dropped on Hiroshima
The first atomic bomb was dropped. -
Fat man is dropped on Nagasaki
The second atomic bomb to be dropped on Japan. -
VJ day
WWII is officially over. -
Nuremberg trials
Nazi officers were persecuted. -
Japanese War Crime Trials
Japanese officials were tried for crimes against humanity.
