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Japan quits the league of nations
Japan withdraws from the league of nations after being blamed for the events that took place in Manchuria -
Cash and carry plan
Held nuetrality between US and European countries, but still provided aid to Britain. -
Bases for Destroyer Deal
agreement between US and UK, transferred fifty mothballed destroyers from the United States Navy in exchange for land rights on British possessions. -
US Draft bill enacted
First peacetime draft in US history. -
Axis powers act signed
established the axis powers of WWII. signed by representatives of Germany, Italy, and Japan. also called Tripartite Pact. -
Lend lease plan
Helped Britain hold back Hitler's advance. -
Atlantic Charter
allows countries to share common principles and national policies with other countries. -
Gen. MacArthur evacuates the Phillipines
MacArthur agrees to leave Fort Mills and proceed to Mindanao. -
Battle of Midway
after this battle, Americans and allies took offensive to keep Japanese from capturing more land. -
Guadalcanal
kept Japanese from expanding. -
Allies invade Sicily
Sicily falls to allied forces. -
D-day
allies push German forces back. -
Roosevelt re-elected 3rd time
FDR was the only president to win a fourth term. -
Yalta conference
meeting between Soviet Union, US and UK todiscuss Europe's post war re-organization. -
FDR dies
Roosevelt was already in declining health, and on this day at 3:35 pm, he died of a stroke. -
VE Day
Surrender of Nazi Germany. Accepted formally by allies. -
Hiroshima
Hiroshima bombed by US. -
Nagasaki
Another Japanese city bombed by US. -
V-J Day
Japan announces its surrender. -
Pearl Harbor Day
Day that honors lives lost in Pearl Harbor.
