World War II By Xavier Cruz By Xavier Cruz Period: Sep 1, 1939 to Sep 2, 1945 World War II Sep 3, 1939 Britain and France declare war Nov 3, 1939 Congress Lifts Aid Embargo Jan 1, 1940 For Whom the Bell Tolls Published Apr 1, 1940 Hitler Seizes Low Countries Apr 10, 1940 Germany Pummels France Apr 15, 1940 Hitler Defeats France May 1, 1940 Allied Support Grows May 13, 1940 Fleet Moved to Pearl Harbor May 16, 1940 Roosevelt Increases Defense Spending Jun 10, 1940 Italy Attacks France Jun 22, 1940 France Surrenders Jul 26, 1940 U.S. Withholds Gas from Japan Aug 7, 1940 Congress Enacts Draft Sep 2, 1940 America First Committee Formed Sep 3, 1940 Roosevelt Aids Britain Sep 25, 1940 U.S. Extends Japanese Embargo Sep 27, 1940 Japan Joins Axis Oct 29, 1940 Draftees to Camps Nov 18, 1940 Roosevelt Reelected for Third Term Dec 7, 1940 U.S. Cracks Japanese Code Dec 29, 1940 Arsenal of Democracy Jan 6, 1941 Lend-Lease Program Mar 30, 1941 U.S. Seizes Axis Ships
