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Manhattan Project Began
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Invasion of Poland
This invasion lasted just over a month; this marked the end of the second polish republic and resulted in the annexation of western Poland. -
Sitzkrieg
Also known as the Phoney War, Sitzkrieg started when the Western Allies did nothing when Poland was invaded by Germany. This was where war had been declared by each side but nothing was really happenning. Allowing the UK and France to assist Poland. -
France Fell to Germany
After the second operation, Case Red, Germany overwhelmed the French forces, on June 5. An Armistice was signed on the 22nd which resullted in a division of France, where Germany would control the North and West, and Italy would control a small occupational zone. -
Battle of Britain
This battle was between the airforces of Britian and Germany. Britian would come out victorious. -
Destroyers-for-Bases Deal
Roosevelt compromised by giving Britian fifty old destroyers in exchange for the right to build military bases on British Islands in the Carribean. -
America First Committee Launched
Was the foremost non-interventionist pressure group against the American entry into World War II. This committee was diminished after the attack of Pearl Harbor. -
Congress Instituted the Draft
The Burke-Wadsworth Act is passed by Congress; the first peaceful drafts in America. A select number of men between the ages of 21 and and 36 would be drawn from a glass bowl. Limitations would be passed in a couple years to limit the number of blacks being drafted. -
Four Freedoms
A speech by President Roosevelt in whivh there were four freedoms everyone should enjoy, they are: freedom of speech, worship, from want, and from fear. -
Lend-Lease
This program provided military to any country whose defense was vital to the security of the U.S. This allowed us to help Britian fight back Hitler's defenses while keeping America only indirectly involved in the war. -
USS Kearny Attacked
A U.S. navy warship attacked by a German U-boat before we entered the war, although the warship did survive the attack. -
Reuben James Sank
This destriyer was the first U.S navy ship sunk by a torpedo attack from German submarine U-552 -
Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor
Where Japanese planes attacked the United States Naval Base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, killing over 2,000 Americans. -
Battle of Bataan
This represented the most intense phase of Imperial Japan's invasion of the Philippines. -
Bataan Death March
This is the forcible transfer of prisoners of war from Saisaih Pt. and Mariveles to Camp O'Donnell by the Imperial Japanese Army. -
Battle of Coral Sea
A major naval battle in the Pacific between the imperial Japanese navy and naval forces from the U.S. and Austrailia -
Battle of Midway
A crucial naval battle in the Pacific whic is also considered to be a turning point in the Pacific War. This is where Japan tried to attack the U.S. to make them give the rights of the Pacific to Japan, but they did not come out victorious. -
Battle of El Alamein
There were two parts of the battle that occured in North Africa where the tide turned to the Allies in the second battle; this signified the end of the beginning of world war two. -
Battle of Stalingrad
The Soviets were successful in defending the city of Stalingrad; there was also over 2 million casualties. (between the Soviets and the Germans) -
Casablanca Conference
Meeting between U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill in the city of Casablanca, Morocco discussing the finalization of Allied strategic plans against the Axis powers. -
Island Hopping Campaign Begins
A military strategy by the Allies agaisnt Japan and Axis powers. The idea was to capture certain key islands, one after another, until Japan came within range of American bombers. -
Tehran Conference
A meeting between President Roosevelt, Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin. The Western Allies commitment to open a second front against Nazi Germany and the recognition of Iran as independent was a result of the confrence between the big three. -
D-Day
Allied troops landed on the French coastline, Normandy, to fight Nazi Germany. This victory would lead to Nazi Germany's surrender a year later. -
MacArthur Returned to the Philippines
He returned at the end of 1944 and the following year hos troops would invade the main Philipines island of Luzon. In March of that year the capital fell and MacArthur, U.S. general, announced his operation to be at an end. -
Battle of the Bulge
German offensive campaign launched through the Ardennes region in Belgium, and Luxembourg on the Western Front; this would catch the Allies off gaurd. This would deplete Germans forces on the Wesrern front. -
FDR Elected to a 4th Term
President Roosevelt would be inaugurated in 1945 where he died three months later. The 27th Amendment would be added to the Constitution, in 1947, limiting future presidents to a maximum of two elected terms in office. -
Yalta Conference
meeting of British prime minister Winston Churchill, Soviet premier Joseph Stalin, and President Franklin D. Roosevelt as world Was ii was coming to an end, discussing Europe's post-war reorganization. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
A major battle where the U.S. Marines landed and captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Japanese imperial army. -
Potsdam conference
The big three met in Germany to negotiate terms for the end of World War ii. -
Battle of Okinawa
A series of battles fought on the Ryukyu islands, called the island hopping campaign, in hopes to use Okinawa as a base for air operations to invade the Japanese mainland. This would lead to the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki soon causing Japan to surrender. -
FDR Died / Harry Truman Became President
President Roosevelt died of a hemorrhage, leaving vice president Truman in charge of the country during the second world war and a weapon of extreme power. -
VE Day
Also known as victory in Europe day, this marked the end of world war ii and the surrender of Nazi germany. -
Little Boy Dropped on Hiroshima
An atomic bomb dropped on the Japanese city Hiroshima. -
Fat Man Dropped on Nagasaki
Atomic bomb detonated over the Japanese city of Nagasaki. -
VJ Day
Stands for Victory over Japan day where Japan has finally surrendered and the war was over. -
Nuremberg Trials
A series of military tribunals notable for the prosecution of prominent members of the political, military, and economic leadership of Nazi Germany who planned, carried out, or otherwise participated in The Holocaust and other war crimes. -
Japanese War Crime Trials
International military tribunals to try the leaders of the Empire of Japan accused of commiting war crimes and crimes against humanity.
