World War II & Cold War Timeline

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    Cash & Carry

    Nations that were at war were allowed to buy goods from the US if they had cash upfront. And they must have their own ships to carry their things out.
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    Germany Invades Poland

    When Germany invaded Poland it led to France and Britain declaring war on Germany. Germany used a strategy of blitzkerg then they immediately invaded France. This is important to history because FDR thought to have Neutrality Acts edit response to German aggression.
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    Japan Invades Manchuria

    Once Japan invaded Manchuria it started aggression against China and Indochina. Japan wanted to come up with a Japanese sphere of economic domination because they wanted to solve the problems. This was important to history because the Japanese Aggression ended up with the U.S. putting an official ban on gas and iron.
  • Munich Pact

    Britain and France both came to an agreement that they were going to allow Hitler to take more land as a swipe for Hitlers agreement to not take no more land after that concession. Hitler came up with an idea to break the Pact so he could keep taking land. This is important to history because it soon led France and Britain to declaring war on Germany.
  • Kristallnacht

    This was known as the "night of broken glass". There were many Nazis in Germany that torched synagogues, vandalized Jewish homes. This is important to history because many people were killed and nobody wanted to stop them.
  • Neutrality Acts of 1939

    This Act stopped the U.S from proceeding into war. They prohibited the sale of arms or giving out money to any country. This is important to history because they helped the U.S remain out.
  • Executive Order 8022

    There were many African Americans that were served in segregated units. They faced much discrimination during their training because of the color of their skin. This is important to history because racial discrimination was going and could be prevented in the nations defense.
  • Signing of the Atlantic Charter and The Atlantic Conference

    The broad statement of U.S and British aims endorsed self determination. This is important to history because way before the U.S came into the war, the Navy was already hooked up in protecting shipments of Lend Lease goods to the Allies.
  • Lend-Lease Act

    Lend-Lease Act is the act when Congress gave approval for FDR to sell, exchange lease, and lend to different governments. This is important to history because the U.S became the lineup of democracy.
  • Attack on Pearl Harbor

    There was an surprise attack that was launched by the Japanese against the Pearl Harbor naval base. Japan planned this attack because they wasn't happy with the U.S putting official bans on gas and iron. 2400 Americans died and 1300 were wounded. This is important to history because it killed many people and started a bunch of problems.
  • Executive Order 9066

    The Executive Order 9066 was issued by FDR. This is important to history because many people went from having nothing because residents of Japan and Americans of Japanese descent had to give up and sell their property.
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    Battle of Midway

    There was a strategy the U.S used called island hopping. They were using this strategy to get close enough to the Japanese home islands so they could let off air attacks. This is important to history because it stopped the Japanese advance.
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    Operation Torch

    The operation Torch was when the invasion of North Africa was launched to free the Mediterranean sea from German control. This is important to history because American and British landings in Italy was able to open up another front.
  • Invasion of Normandy

    It provided the long awaited western front. This is important to history because it was the turning point in WWII.
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    Battle of the Bulge

    This battle was the last German offensive but the beginning of the end for the Nazis. Soviets were marching from the East. This is important to history because this lead to post war division of Berlin and Germany and Cold War tension
  • Korematsu v. United States

    There was this man name Fred Korematsu, he was a Japanese American who did not want to leave his home per the Executive Order. This is important to history because his case led to the Supreme Court.
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    Yalta Conference

    FDR, Stalin, and Churchill all met up so they could plan a strategy and sooner or later post their war plans. This is important to history because of the post war European plans.
  • Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

    Truman eventually knew he wanted to drop many atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. He wanted to do this because he wanted to prevent the necessity for landing and fighting on the home lands of Japanese. This is important because it brought WWII to an end.
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    Nuremberg War Crimes Trails

    Nuremberg War Crimes Trails established the precedent many individuals were responsible for their own actions. This is important to history because the precedents that was set by Nuremberg Trails did not bring an end to genocide.
  • Truman Doctrine

    The Truman Doctrine pledged to contain communism in Europe and was the first to apply when the United States supplied military and financial aid. This is important to history because there pledge contained communism.
  • Marshall Plan

    The Marshall Plan offered financial aid to promote economic rebuilding. This is important because they were trying to stop the fall of European countries to communism.
  • Israel is established

    When Israel was established the U.S supported self-determination of the Jews with the creation of the Jewish state. This is important to history because it breaks down the impact of the German war.
  • Berlin Airlift

    The Berlin Airlift supplied the people that lived in Berlin with food, water, and other things they needed via air drop. This is important to history because it provided the people of Berlin needs through air drop.
  • U.S established NATO

    NATO established a military alliance that was aimed towards the Soviet Union once the year 1955 hit the Warsaw Pact. This is important to history because the military alliance of Eastern Europeans nations against the NATO.
  • Soviet Union tests Atomic Bomb

    With the Soviet Union testing the atomic bomb it allowed the U.S to up the development of the hydrogen bomb.This is important to history because it started the nuclear arms race.
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    Korean Conflict

    In the year of 1950s the communist North Korea invaded South Korea. The Truman administration they believed the invasion had been orchestrated by the Soviet Union and quickly made the United Nations take action. This is important to history because the United Nation wanted to protect South Korea.
  • Eisenhower Doctrine

    Eisenhower intervened in Suez crisis in the year of 1956. And extended containment to the middle East. This is important to history because they extended containment to the middle east.
  • Soviet Union Launched Sputnik

    The U.S congress passed the National Defense Education Act to promote science and math skills and many more things. This is important to history because it started the space race.
  • National Defense Education Act

    The National Defense Education Act passed as a result of the launch of Sputnik. This is important to history because this made a way for his to get into space.
  • Rise of the Berlin Wall

    The Berlin wall was there to divide Europe and keep people out the eastern bloc. This is important to history because it was used as a sign for the cold war.
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    Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan

    The U.S supported Afghan resistance movement. The Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan on Dec 24, 1979 to prop up friendly government. This is important to history because the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan just to prop up friendly gov.
  • Fall of the Berlin Wall

    The Fall of Berlin Wall in 1989 was the end of Cold War. This is important to history because it ended the Cold War.