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Reuben James Sank
the first United States Navy ship sunk by hostile action in the European theater of World War II and the first named for Boatswain's Mate Reuben James, who distinguished himself fighting in the First Barbary War -
Nazi Germany Invaded Poland
1.5 million German troops invade Poland all along its 1,750-mile border with German-controlled territory -
Sitzkrieg
an eight-month period at the start of World War II, during which there was only one limited military land operation on the Western Front, when French troops invaded Germany's Saar district. -
France Fell to Germany
German invasion of France and the Low Countries during the Second World War -
Battle of Britain
military campaign of the Second World War, in which the Royal Air Force defended the United Kingdom against large-scale attacks by Nazi Germany's air force -
Destroyers-for-Bases Deal
Caldwell, Wickes, and Clemson class US Navy destroyers were transferred to the Royal Navy from the United States Navy in exchange for land rights on British possessions. -
America First Committee Launched
An organization to oppose America`s potential intervention in World War II -
Congress Instituted the Draft
law instituted conscription in peacetime, requiring the registration of all men between 21 and 35, with selection for one year's service by a national lottery -
Four Freedoms
Significant in that FDR went beyond the regular freedoms insured by the constitution and claimed these new rights as American values -
Lend-Lease
Was the principal means for providing U.S. military aid to foreign nations during World War II. -
USS Kearny Attacked
United States Navy warship during World War -
Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor
Japan wanted to move into the Dutch East Indies and Malaya to conquer territories that could provide important natural resources such as oil and rubber. -
Battle of Bataan
represented the most intense phase of Imperial Japan's invasion of the Philippines during World War II. -
Island Hopping Campaign Begins
a military strategy employed by the Allies in the Pacific War against Japan and the Axis powers during World War II. -
Bataan Death March
forcible transfer by the Imperial Japanese Army of 60,000–80,000 American and Filipino prisoners of war from Saysain Point, Bagac, Bataan and Mariveles to Camp O'Donnell, Capas, Tarlac, via San Fernando, Pampanga, where the prisoners were loaded onto trains -
Battle of Coral Sea
major naval battle between the Imperial Japanese Navy and naval and air forces from the United States and Australia, taking place in the Pacific Theatre of World War II. -
Battle of Midway
naval battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II -
Battle of El Alamein
Had prevented the Axis from advancing further into Egypt. -
Casablanca Conference
to plan the Allied European strategy for the next phase of World War II. In attendance were United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British prime minister Winston Churchill. -
Battle of Stalingrad
largest confrontation of World War II, in which Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad in Southern Russia -
Tehran Conference
Discussed important issues concerning the fate of Eastern Europe and Germany in the postwar period. Stalin pressed for a revision of Poland's eastern border with the Soviet Union to match the line set by British Foreign Secretary Lord Curzon in 1920 -
D-Day
World War II on which Allied forces invaded northern France by means of beach landings in Normandy. -
MacArthur Returned to the Philippines
He made a radio broadcast in which he declared, “People of the Philippines, I have returned -
Battle of the Bulge
An important turning point in the war in the Allies' favor, but it was not without its cost. The Battle of the Bulge is considered one of the bloodiest battles of World War II. -
FDR Elected to a 4th Term
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt is elected to an unprecedented fourth term in office. FDR remains the only president to have served more than two terms. -
Yalta Conference
brought together the Big Three Allied leaders. During this conference, Stalin, Churchill, and Roosevelt discussed Europe's postwar reorganization. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
major battle in which the United States Marine Corps landed on and eventually captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II -
Battle of Okinawa
A major battle of the Pacific War fought on the island of Okinawa by United States Marine and Army forces against the Imperial Japanese Army -
FDR Died / Harry Truman Became President
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt passes away -
VE Day
formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces. -
Manhattan Project Began
An atomic bomb that FDR approves funding the Manhattan Project -
Potsdam conference
failed to settle most of the important issues at hand and thus helped set the stage for the Cold War that would begin shortly after World War II came to an end -
Little Boy Dropped on Hiroshima
Shows the preparation of the “Little Boy” and “Fat Man” atomic bombs on Tinian Island. -
codename for the nuclear bomb that was detonated over the Japanese city of Nagasaki by the United States
The codename for the nuclear bomb that was detonated over the Japanese city of Nagasaki by the United States -
VJ Day
the day on which Imperial Japan surrendered in World War II, in effect bringing the war to an end -
Nuremberg Trials
were a series of military tribunals held by the Allied forces under international law and the laws of war after World War II. -
Japanese War Crime Trials
Held for the purpose of bringing Nazi war criminals to justice, the Nuremberg trials were a series of 13 trials carried out in Nuremberg, Germany, between 1945 and 1949
