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Hitler Becomes Chancellor of Germany
Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany -
Re-entering the Rhineland
Hitler ordered his troops to re-enter the Rhineland, breaking the terms of Versailles -
FDR signs Neutrality Act
FDR had signed the Neutrality Act which had banned travel on hostile ships, forbids the arming of American merchant ships trading with hostiles, and had called upon an arms embargo with nations in war. -
Mussolini + Hitler = War
In a speech in Rome, Benito Mussolini promised to fight alongside Adolf Hitler in case of war. -
FDR enlarges Navy
U.S. congress passes the Naval Expansion Act allowing FDR to use one billion dollars to enlarge the U.S. Navy. -
Hitler Promises Peace
In return for the Sudentenland, Hitler promises to leave the rest of Czechoslovakia alone. -
Hitler Annexes Czecholslovakia
Hitler goes back on a promise he made in September of 1938 and conquers all of Czecholsovakia. -
FDR writes to Hitler and Mussolini
FDR wrote letters to both Mussolini and Hitler ensuring their promises to not attack a list of nations for at least 10 years. Hitler ensured FDR he had nothing to fear. -
Invasion of Poland
Germany inavades Poland, which then caused Great Britain and France to declare war on Germany. -
Hitler Defeats France
Britain forces retreat from France as Hitler's armies defeat the French. -
FDR; 3rd Times a charm!
Democrats break the two-term condition and renominate FDR for a 3rd term. FDR had defeated the republican; Wendell Willkie by close to 5 million votes. -
FDR increases Defense Spending
FDR asks for an enlarged army, and expanded air fleet. Citizens opinion favors the new defense program. -
First Peactime Draft in American History
Congress collects $16 billion for defensive needs and enacts the first peactime draft. -
Germany Invades the Soviets
When Germany invaded the Soviet Union, they had violated the Nonaggression Pact. -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
This marks the day in which Japan attacks Pearl Harbor, an American Naval Base. -
U.S. joins WWII
Germany and Italy delcare war on the U.S., while the U.S. declares war on Germany, Japan & Italy. -
Largest budget in U.S. History
FDR delivers his State of the Union address where he proposed a massive government spending budget. -
D-day
This is the first time U.S. troops step foot on European soil -
Big 3 in Yalta
This Allied power conference would result in the dual administrations in Berlin, the break up of Germany, and the prosecution of war criminals. -
FDR dies
President Roosevelt dies of a brain hemorrhage in Warm Springs, Georgia -
Mussolini Dies
Italian rebels had captured Mussolini, killed him, and mutilated his body. -
Auf Wiedersehen Hitler
Adolf Hitler had killed him self in Berlin, Germany. -
Germany Surrenders
German army signs a formal surrender -
Victory in Europe Day
Know as VE Day, this day was marked by the Allies of WWII of Nazi Germany's complete surrender of its armed forces. -
Hiroshima
The U.S. had dropped an atomic bomb in Japan killing over 75,000 people and injuring more than 100,000 (first atomic bomb used in warfare) -
Nagasaki
A second atomic bomb was dropped in Japan -
World War II Ends
A surrender ceremony was placed on the U.S. Battleship Missouri in Tokyo Bay. -
Victory over Japan Day
This day marked the end of the Empire of Japan and had officially brought World War II to a close.
