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Japanese invasion of China
The Japan-China War started in July 1937 when the Japanese claimed that they were fired on by Chinese troops at the Marco Polo Bridge near Beijing. Using this as an excuse, the Japanese launched a full-scale invasion of China using the conquered Manchuria as a launching base for their troops. -
Rape of Nanking
Japanese soldiers had killed men, and raped women and childern as a sport and punishment. -
Invasion of Poland
Nazi Germany invaded Poland, starting WWII -
German Blitzrieg
Germany invales militaray called Blitzkrieg -
Fall of Paris
The Germans defeat the French, now Nazi's occupy the French, -
Selective Service System
Reuired that men between the ages of 21 and 35 register with local draft boards. Later, when the U.S. entered World War II, all men aged 18 to 45 were made subject to military service, and all men aged 18 to 65 were required to register. -
Office of Scientific Research and Development (OSRD)
From October 1943 to October 1946, OSRD used conscientious objectors from Civilian Public Service as subjects for research of malaria, altitude pressure, life raft rations, high altitude, frostbite, psycho-acoustics, poison gas, ingestion of and exposure to sea water, temperature extremes, climate, physiological hygiene, thiamine, bed rest and aero medicine. -
Office of Price Administration
To control money and rents after the outbreak of WWII -
Pearl Harbor
A surprise Military attack on the island of Hawaii -
Manufacturers
The huge expansion and reorganization of the US Armed Forces in 1942, triggered an enormous increase in requirements of all kinds, for subsistence, clothing, equipage, gasoline and lubricants, and general supplies. -
War Production Board (WPB)
An agency of the United States government that supervised war production during World War II. -
Bataan Death March
A challenging march through the high desert terrain of White Sands Missile Range, conducted in honor of the heroic service members who defended the Philippine Islands during World War II, sacrificing their freedom, health and, in many cases, their very lives. -
Doolittle Raid
An air raid by the United States on the Japanese capital Tokyo and other places on Honshu island during World War II, the first air raid to strike the Japanese Home Islands -
WAAC
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Battle of Stanlingrad
The bitter siege that had been sustained in and around that Russian city from August of 1942 to February of 1943. The defeat of the German Sixth Army at Stalingrad not only dealt a crippling blow to Hitler's campaign in the East but also marked the strategic turning point of the Second World War, and has come to be recognized as one of the greatest military debacles of all time -
Entertainment Industry
Uderwent changes to help aid the cause of the war. The entertainment industry during this time was often controlled by a country's government. Since the governments believed that supportive home front was crucial to their countries' victory, they generally sought to keep the civilian spirits high and to depict the war in a positive light. With this motive in mind, governments engaged in the regulation and censorship of the forms of media, as well as the introduction of new methods of informi -
Battle of Guadalcanal
A military campaign fought between 7 August 1942 and 9 February 1943 on and around the island of Guadalcanal in the Pacific theatre of World War II. It was the first major offensive by Allied forces against the Empire of Japan. -
Allied of Invasion of Italy
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D-Day (Normady Invasion)
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Battle of the Bulge
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Battle of Iwo Jima
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Battle of Okinawa
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V-E Day
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Trinity Test
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Postdam Conference
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Hiroshima adn Nagasaki
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V-J Day
Japan surrendered in effect ending WWII. -
United Nation is born
