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1941 BCE
Lend- Lease Act of US
During the WWII the lend lease act was passed to provide aid to the military. Giving arms and/or any defense materials to any countries whose defense was vital to the United States. -
1941 BCE
Pearl Harbor Attack
When Japan was trying to conquer the Philippines the United States cut the supply of oil to Japan. They then bombed Pearl Harbor. -
1941 BCE
War Production Board created
The WPB changed the focus of industries from peacetime work to war needs, and eliminated nonessential production. It rationed such things such as gasoline, heating oil, metals, rubber, paper and plastics. -
1933 BCE
Hitler becomes chancellor of Germany
After WWI Germany was going through a depression that left Germans easy to manipulate. Hitler entered the government and eliminated his competition and took over Germany. -
1924 BCE
Stalin comes to power
The Soviet Union was founded in 1922. When Lenin died in 1924 Joseph Stalin took power. -
1922 BCE
Mussolini becomes Prime Minister of Italy
During this time of vulnerability Mussolini abuses the weakness of the Italians and makes his way to Prime Minister. He takes position in 1922 -
Holocaust
2/3 of the 9 million Jews were killed by Hitler during WWII. -
Invasion of Poland beginning of WWII
Hitler continued pushing the boundaries of the treaty. His invasion of Poland started WWII -
America declares war on Japan and enters WWII
After the attack on Pearl Harbor FDR gives a speech "a day that will live in infamy." -
Executive Order 9066
This order declare certain areas as military zones sending Japanese Americans, German Americans, and Italian-Americans to concentration camps in the United States. -
Operation Torch (North Africa)
The British American invasion of North Africa during the campaign of WWII. The attack cleared the axis powers from North Africa and enhanced naval control over the Mediterranean sea. -
D-Day
Great Britain and America invaded Northern France by means of beach landings. D-day to the United States was used to specify field operations. -
D-Day
This day in WWII that ally forces invaded Northern France by landing on beaches. According to U.S. military d-day was an army designation used to indicate a start date for specific field operations. -
Pacific Battles
Iwo jima was Americas first strike on Japans homeland. After one month of fighting America ended victorious raising their flag. -
Battle of Okinawa
Over 287,000 American soldiers were involved and this was on of the biggest battlers in the Pacific. -
Atomic Bombs in HIroshima and Nagasaki
The U.S. dropped nuclear weapons on Japan during the final stage of WWII. They had dropped with the consent of the United Kingdom in the Quebec Agreement. -
End of WWII
In 1945 the allies invaded the Japanese land and the axis powers surrendered.
