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Selective Service and Training Act
The Selective Service and Training Act of 1940 in forced men ages 18-45 to enlist in the military. -
Pearl Habor
On this date the Japaneese launched a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor and other ports throughout the world. This event forced president Franklin Roosevelt to enter the United States into the WWII. -
Executive Order 9066
The United States government feared that Japanese-American citizens were planning a coup, so Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066, which authorized the Department of War to arrest 11,000 Japanese Americans on the West Coast. Once the Japanese-Americans were taken away, they were forced to sell their property. They only hope of them escaping the prisons was to serve the U.S in WWII. -
Bataan Death March
Americans were badly outnumbered in their battle to protect the Phillipenes from Japan. The United States suffered several casually. Surviving American soldiers were forced to march to a prison camp. -
Dolittle Raids
The Raid was a total secret to all involved and the members of the raid were chosen by volunteering for a "dangerous secret mission". 16 B-25 twin engine bombers were to take off from the deck of the Aircraft Carrier USS Hornet and bomb Japan mainland. For American and her allies the raid was a badly needed morale booster. -
Midway Turning Point
The attack on Pearl Harbor and the Bataan Death March stock a nerve. The United States destroyed 4 out of 7 of the Japanese aircrafts. The Battle of Midway was turning point in the war against the Japanese. -
Battle of Monte Cassino
The Battle of Monte Cassino was one of the most important battles of WWII. The Germans had constructed the Gustav Line across Italy in an effort to stop the Allies advancing north to Rome. The moument of Monte Cassino was destroyed during the conflict. America was victorious. -
D-Day
All the allies stromed the beachs of Normandy and faced bruialed attacks from the Germans. On this date the allies pushed Germany back and took the beach and this is Known as D-day. -
German Counteroffense
The Germans were slolwly losing the war against the Allied Powers. Hitler decided to launch a counteroffensive along the borders of Belgium and Luxembourg. 80,000 soldiers died in this conflict. -
Battle of Bulge
The Battle of Bulge is where the Germans had theier last-stand aginast the Ailles. Hilter said that if the loss this battle thay loss the war. The Ailles almost loss the war because of the col but won because of the many men the had -
The Battles at Iwo Jima and Okinawa
The Battles at Iwo Jima and Okinawa would serve as the Americans final stop toward the "Home Island of Japan. 6,800 marines died in these battles; however, the Untied States still managed to capture the islands. -
Hitler's Suicide
Hitler knew that he didn't have any chance of winning WWII, so he decided to poison himself. -
V-E Day
The Ailles beat Germany and this was the victory in Europe day -
V-J Day
Victory in Japan day after the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki -
Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
To avoid further casualities, the United States dropped a nuclear bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Fearing another bombing, the Japanese surrendered.
