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US InvolvEment in WWII
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Cash and Carry Plan
belligerent countries would have to pay for nonmilitary supplies in cash and bring the supplies back on their own ship. -
Bases for Destroyers Deal
Britain had purchased US small arms, but needed cash transactions. The FDR administration came up with the straight trade concept. -
US Draft Bill Enacted
Congress passed the first peacetime draft in US history. The lawmakers acted soon after the German and soviet invasion of Poland prompted Britain and France to the declare war against Nazi Germany. -
Axis Powers Act is Signed
Tripartite Act was a pact signed between Germany, Italy, and Japan which established the Axis powers of WWII. -
Lend Lease Plan
so the president could ship weapons, food, or equipment, to any country whose struggle against the axis assisted US defense. -
Atlantic Charter
agreement between the US and Great Britain that established the vision of FDR and Winston Churchill for the post World War II world. -
Pearl Harbor Day
naval aviation forces of the Empire of Japan attacked the US Pacific Fleet center at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii and other military targets. -
Gen. MacArthur evacuates the Philippines
General Marshall advises MacArthur that the president had directed him to leave Fort Mills and proceed to Mindanao. -
Battle of Midway
the battle of Midway, fought near the Central Pacific island of Midway, considered the Decisive Battle of the war in the Pacific. -
Guadalcanal
at Dawn, 10,000 US soldiers landed in Guadalcanal. -
Japan Quits the League of Nations
withdrew from the League of Nations Assembly after they adopted a report blaming Japan for the events in Manchuria. -
Allies invade Sicily
when allied armada of 2,590 vessels launched one of the largest combined operations of WWII. -
D-Day
term used for the day of actual landing, which was dependent on final arrival. -
Roosevelt is re-elected for 3rd time
beat Thomas Dewey for president, only president to be reelected for his 4th term. -
Yalta Conference
wartime meeting of the heads of government of the US, United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union for the purpose of discussing Europe’s post war reorganization. -
FDR dies
after four terms in office FDR passes away leaving Vice President Harry S. Truman in charge. -
VE Day
Great Britain and the US celebrate victory in Europe day. -
Hiroshima
when a B29 bomber dropped an atom bomb on Hiroshima. -
Nagasaki
second bomb US dropped on Japan. -
V-J Day
celebration of surrender of Japan and the end of WWII.
