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This would eventually allow for the atomic bomb to be dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, ending WWII.
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Germany invaded Poland on September 1st, 1939. This event is significant because it marked the beginning of WWII.
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This was a period of approximately 8 months at the beginning of WWII, during which there was little to no active fighting.
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This event is significant because France would later become the site of the D-day invasion, and allied forces would have to work through France in order to get to Germany.
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This event was significant because in this battle, Britain stood alone. They had no help, and were barely able to stop Germany, but they eventually did.
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This was a deal in which some American ships were transferred to the British Navy in exchange for the right to put bases on British possessions. This is significant because it shows how desperate Britain was at the time.
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This was the largest anti-interventionist group during WWII. They held the position that America should not join the war.
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This was a significant event because, although Europe was at war, the US had not yet joined the war. Thus, this was a peacetime draft.
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In his State of the Union Address, Roosevelt stated that everyone in the world is entitled to four basic freedoms.
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This was significant because it would become the sole method by which the US supported its allies in the war effort.
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This event is significant because the USS Kearny was attacked before the US had declared war.
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This event is significant because it took place before the US was at war.
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This event was significant because it caused the US to declare war on Japan, and then on Germany afterward.
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This event was significant because it was the bloodiest invasion of the Philippines by Japan.
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Following the Battle of Bataan, the many remaining thousands of soldiers had to march for 65 miles to prison camps.
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This was a major naval battle between the Japanese navy and British and American naval forces.
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This battle was the most decisive of all the battles in the Asian theater.
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This was a military strategy employed following the Battle of Midway.
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This battle prevented the Axis powers from advancing further into Egypt.
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This was the largest land battle in WWII. Germany fought the Soviet Union for the city Stalingrad in this battle.
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This was a meeting to plan the Allied military strategy in the war.
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This was a meeting to discuss strategy between Stalin, Roosevelt, and Churchill.
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This was the plan within Operation Overlord that was used to gain a foothold into Europe.
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This event was significant because MacArthur had promised to return to the Philippines in a previous speech.
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This event marked an unprecedented amount of terms for a president. This inspired the 22nd amendment, which prevented granting this many terms to a single president.
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This was the last major German offensive in WWII. It was an extremely decisive victory for the Allies, although it was also extremely costly.
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These were a series of trials to determine whether certain people were guilty of war crimes.
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This was another conference between the three allied leaders.
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This was a major battle in the Asian theater of WWII. The US invaded and overtook the island of Iwo Jima.
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This was the last major battle of WWII. It was particularly bloody.
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The death of FDR gave Harry Truman the presidency at a time when the US was still fighting WWII.
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This day marked the end of WWII in Europe. The war with Japan was still active, however.
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This was the last meeting of the "Big Three." It took place after VE day.
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This was the first use of an atomic bomb. It would eventually force the Japanese to surrender.
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This was the second use of an atomic bomb in WWII. It was more powerful than the previous bombing of Hiroshima, and Japan surrendered as a result.
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This marked the end of WWII.
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These were a series of trials held by the Allied powers regarding the laws of war, and war crimes.
