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The neutraility act emposed an embargo on trade with all parties of WWII.
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Italy invaded Ethiopia.
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FDR is elected for his second term as President of the U.S.
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This is the date in which Japan began to enter, invade, and take over the weaker country of China.
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The Munich Agreement allowed for Nazi Germany to anex Czechoslovakia
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The invasion of Poland ended on October 6, 1939 when Germany and The Soviet Union divided and annexed the country.
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An armistice was signed by Germany which resulted in a division where Germany could occupy the North and South.
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The USS Greer became the first ship to be fired at by the Germans.
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Pearl Harbor was unexpectedly bombed by Japanese planes on a Sunday morining.
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This is the date in which the United States declared war on Japan due to the attack of Pearl Harbor.
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After the United States declared war on Japan, Germany delared war on the U.S. shortly after.
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This battle was between the imperila Japanese navy and forces form the United States and Australia.
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This battle was one of the most importan naval battles of WWII. It happened only one month after the Battle of Coral Sea.
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This was the start of D-day where the beaches of Normandy were used to surprise attack Germany.
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This was a meeting between the United States, U.K., and the Soviet Union to discuss post war matters.
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This was a five week battle over the island of Iwo Jima; including three air bases. It is know as one of the bloodiest battles of the War in the Pacific in WWII.
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This was the biggest amphibious assault in the Pacific during WWII.
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Truman was sworn into office shortly after the death of President Roosevelt.
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This is the date in which the Nazis surrendered during WWII and is now celebrated by Europeans regularly.
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The first bomb was dropped on Hiroshima on the 6th and the second was dropped on Nagasaki on the 9th.
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