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Due to a debate in Congress, a neutrality act had been passed. This act was known as thee Neutrality Act of 1939. It had lifted embargo as well as place trade with hostile nations under the terms of “cash-and-carry.” American ships were blocked from the transportation of goods to hostile ports.
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The Lend-Lease Act gave nations materials that would protect the United States. It created a system that permitted the US to lend or lease supplies of the war to a nation that deemed "vital to the defense of the United States."
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The Bombing of Pearl Harbour was a surprise attack by the Japanese, on the U.S. Naval base.This attack took place on Oahu Island, Hawaii, by the Japanese that precipitated the entry of the United States into World War II. This event created years of weak relations between the United States and Japan.
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The Battle of the Coral Sea was a naval battle between the Imperial Japanese Navy as well as naval and air forces of the US and Australia. It was a U.S. fleet that turned back a Japanese invasion force that had been heading for strategic Port Moresby in New Guinea. The Japanese experienced failure in their major operation.
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The Battle of Midway was the biggest carrier battle of WWII. It was a surprise attack by the Japanese on the American carrier at the Coral islands. This battle was mostly fought between fighter planes and used a loot of dive bombers and torpedo bombers. This helped America gain a victory.
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The Battle of Guadalcanal occurred during WWII and was fought between the United States and Japan. It was the first time that the United States had become offensive to attack the Japanese, in the war. This was an American victory that paved a path for Allied wins in the Solomon Islands.
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The North Africa campaign was part of WWII. The North Africa campaign included campaigns fought in the Libyan and Egyptian deserts as well as in Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia. It was fought between the Allies and the Axis Powers.
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D-Day had allied forces launch the biggest :amphibious invasion" in the all of warfare. Its codenamed was "Operation Overlord." Paratroopers and glider troops were sent to secure exit roads and bridges. The Normandy landings then began. Almost over 150,000 Allied troops stormed and captured Normandy’s beaches, by the end of the day.
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The Battle of the Bulge is when the German forces surprise attacked the allied forces in the Ardennes region in Belgium, Luxembourg, and France. The battle was an unsuccessful try to split the Allied forces and prevent an invasion of Germany.
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The Battle of Okinawa was the last and bloodiest war. War prisoners that were Japanese, had been captured by the US military. About 12,000 were killed and 36,000 were left wounded. It gave Allied forces an airbase so that bombers could strike Japan and an advanced anchorage for Allied fleets.
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A bomb was dropped over Hiroshima. This killed about 80,000 people. Then three days later, another bomb was dropped on Nagasaki.This killed about 40,000 people. The Emperor of Japan announced that his country would surrender "citing the devastating power of “a new and most cruel bomb.” "