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World War II

By Clo!Clo!
  • Nazis invade Poland

    Nazis invade Poland

  • Jeannette Rankin became Congress again.

    Jeannette Rankin became Congress again.

  • Montanas population drops 60%.

    Montanas population drops 60%.

    goes until 1943
  • Japan bombs pearl harbor

    Japan bombs pearl harbor

  • U.S. declares war on Japan

    U.S. declares war on Japan

    United States declares war on Japan; Jeannette Rankin is the only congressional representative to vote against the declaration of war.
  • Germany and Italy declare War on the U.S.

    Germany and Italy declare War on the U.S.

  • gas and food rationing begin

    gas and food rationing begin

  • Federal government establishes Japanese relocation camps

    Federal government establishes Japanese relocation camps

  • Airfields

    Airfields

    Airfi elds constructed near Great Falls, Lewistown, Cut Bank, and Glasgow.
  • Federal government closes gold mines for the duration of the war

    Federal government closes gold mines for the duration of the war

  • Alaska/ Canada highway

    Alaska/ Canada highway

    Alaska-Canada Highway dedicated.
  • Smith mine disaster

    Smith mine disaster

  • POWs help harvest Montana’s crops

    POWs help harvest Montana’s crops

    goes untill 1945
  • Congressenacts the GI Bill

    Congressenacts the GI Bill

  • Victory in Europe(VE) Day

    Victory in Europe(VE) Day

  • United States drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima

    United States drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima

  • United States dropsan atomic bomb on Nagasaki

    United States dropsan atomic bomb on Nagasaki

  • Victory in Japan (VJ) Day

    Victory in Japan (VJ) Day