World War ll

  • Nazi Germany Invaded Poland

    Nazi Germany Invaded Poland

    German planes and tanks began invading Poland, and as promised, Britain and France declared war against Germany; World War ll in Europe began.
  • Sitzkrieg

    Sitzkrieg

    This was the time period after the blitzkrieg attack on Poland; nothing at all was happening on the Western front ("sitting war").
  • France Fell to Germany

    France Fell to Germany

    After 9 months of fighting, the German forces created a plan to overwhelm the French forces; Germany took the North and Western zones.
  • Battle of Britain

    Battle of Britain

    This was a battle fought in the air between Germany and Great Britain; Germany was not able to defeat the Royal Air Force.
  • Destroyers-for-Bases Deal

    Destroyers-for-Bases Deal

    This was an agreement between the United States and Great Britain; 50 naval ships were given to the British in exchange for valuable land possessions.
  • America First Committee Launched

    America First Committee Launched

    The America First Committee was against giving aid to the Allies, and they did not want direct involvement in the war.
  • Congress Instituted the Draft

    Congress Instituted the Draft

    This established a new policy of selected service; it made the military force grow strong and large.
  • Four Freedoms

    Four Freedoms

    The four freedoms were the freedom of speech, the freedom of worship, the freedom from want, and the freedom from fear; this wad FDR's idea to give hope for American war goals.
  • Lend-Lease

    Lend-Lease

    The Lend-Lease Act allowed the United States to support other nations in the war without actually being apart of the war.
  • USS Kearny Attacked

    USS Kearny Attacked

    An American ship was attacked by German U-boats before American was officially in the war.
  • Reuben James Sank

    Reuben James Sank

    This was the first American ship that was sunk by German U-boats.
  • Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor

    Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor

    The Japanese air bombers attacked an American naval base at Pearl Harbor.
  • Battle of Bataan

    Battle of Bataan

    The Japanese started invading the Philippines a month after Pearl Harbor; General Douglas MacArthur lead units against the Japanese but surrendered after 3 months.
  • Bataan Death March

    Bataan Death March

    The Japanese forced all prisoners of war from Saisaih Pt.and Mariveles to Camp O'Donnell; thousands of people died.
  • Battle of Coral Sea

    Battle of Coral Sea

    Japan wanted control of the Coral Sea, but they were defeated by American forces, and the Allies gained a victory.
  • Battle of Midway

    Battle of Midway

    Japanese messages were intercepted and decoded, which allowed the United States to destroy four Japanese carriers and 300 planes.
  • Battle of Stalingrad

    Battle of Stalingrad

    This was the greatest and bloodiest Russian battle, and it stopped the German invasion into the Soviet Union.
  • Battle of El Alamein

    Battle of El Alamein

    This was a three year battle, and the powers chased each other around the North African Desert; it was one of the main events that signified the beginning of World War ll.
  • Casablanca Conference

    Casablanca Conference

    FDR and Prime Minister Churchill met, and they discussed plans to defeat the Axis powers.
  • Island Hopping Campaign Begins

    Island Hopping Campaign Begins

    American naval commanders took the opportunity to get the Pacific islands one at a time, therefore hopping from island to island.
  • Tehran Conference

    Tehran Conference

    FDR, the British Prime Minister Churchill, and the Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin met in Tehran, Iran; they discussed military strategies against Japan and Germany.
  • D-Day

    D-Day

    156,000 American, British, and Canadian troops landed in Normandy, and they managed to free most of France.
  • MacArthur Returned to the Philippines

    MacArthur Returned to the Philippines

    Japan takes the Philippines from America, but when MacArthur returns to the Philippines, the United States invades and gets rid of the Japanese.
  • FDR Elected to a Fourth Term

    FDR Elected to a Fourth Term

    Three months after he was inaugurated, he died; his death led to the passage of the 22nd Amendment, which limited presidents to two terms.
  • Battle of the Bulge

    Battle of the Bulge

    America was caught off guard by the Germans in the forests of the Ardennes; over 100,000 men lost their lives.
  • Yalta Conference

    Yalta Conference

    This was the second meeting between FDR, Churchill, and Stalin; they discussed post war policies.
  • Battle of Iwo Jima

    Battle of Iwo Jima

    Iwo Jima, Japan was raided in hopes to gain a valuable naval base near the Japanese post.
  • Battle of Okinawa

    Battle of Okinawa

    American troops invaded Japan once again; innocent civilians lost their lives, however, it was a major turning point of the war, eventually causing Japan to surrender.
  • FDR Died & Harry Truman Became President

    FDR Died & Harry Truman Became President

    FDR suffered from a cerebral hemorrhage, so the Harry Truman took over; he took over in the deadliest war.
  • VE Day

    VE Day

    Great Britain and America defeated Germany; German troops finally signed the surrender agreement.
  • Manhattan Project Began

    Manhattan Project Began

    Americans were researching and developing the atomic bomb; Roosevelt did not like this idea, but he let the project move forward slowly.
  • Postdam Conference

    Postdam Conference

    Truman, Stalin, and Churchill met to negotiate the terms for the end of World War ll.
  • Little Boy Dropped on Hiroshima

    Little Boy Dropped on Hiroshima

    An American B-29 bomber dropped the first atomic bomb over Hiroshima, Japan.
  • Fat Man Dropped on Nagasaki

    Fat Man Dropped on Nagasaki

    The United States dropped another bomb on a Japanese city; the Japanese surrender following the bombings and World War ll ends.
  • VJ Day

    VJ Day

    This day was victory over Japan day; the surrenders and the end of World War ll was celebrated.
  • Nuremberg Trials

    Nuremberg Trials

    This was a series of 13 trials trying to bring Nazi criminals to justice.
  • Japanese War Crime Trials

    Japanese War Crime Trials

    Many Japanese war criminals received death sentences for their crimes, and some of them were sentenced to life in prison.