WWII By abildm Oct 1, 1914 US not yet entered Jun 1, 1940 British and italics began a battle for north Africa Dec 7, 1941 Janpan Attacks Perl Harbor US enters the war Mar 1, 1942 MacArthur was ordered to leave his mom Aug 1, 1942 Germans attacked Nov 1, 1942 France had controlled this territory Feb 1, 1943 Japaneses forces flew the island May 1, 1943 They had helped defeat Rommel forces Jul 1, 1943 invasion of the is land of Sicily Jan 1, 1944 800000 civilians lifted Jun 1, 1944 allied forces of 3.5 million solders was ready for action Jun 6, 1944 The attack began with soldiers behind the German lines to try to secure key sites Oct 1, 1944 MacArthur had to return to the Philippines Dec 16, 1944 The Germans launched a surprise offense of their own Jan 1, 1945 the bunged created by the German offensive had began rolled back Jan 1, 1945 Franklin D. Roosevelt took the presidential oath of office fourth time Jan 1, 1945 Roosevelt elected prident Mar 7, 1945 american forces managed to capture a bridge at Remagan Apr 1, 1945 american forces had crossed Germany western border and were moving steadily eastward Apr 1, 1945 american forces creased into Germany Apr 1, 1945 The Japanese forces retreated to the southern tip of the island to plan thier response Apr 12, 1945 president Roosevelt died May 8, 1945 V-E day Jul 1, 1945 officials began to seek contact with the soviet union Aug 6, 1945 Enola gay flew over the city Hiroshima and dropped a atomic bomb Aug 9, 1945 Dropped atomic bomb on Nagasaki Aug 15, 1945 V-J Day V-J Day