-
Germany takes and plans began a full-scale invasion of Poland. Britain and France declares war against Germany.
-
(Lightning war) Overwhelming use of air power and tanks to render a swift victory. Caused France, Norway, and Denmark to surrender quickly.
-
France fell to Germany in only a week. Britain was the only place free of German troops.
-
Britain was under attack by German bombing raids. Roosevelt sold U.S. destroyers to Britain in exchange for military bases on British islands in the Caribbean.
-
U.S. sold U.S. destroyers to Britain in exchange for the right to build military bases in British Caribbean.
-
Warned against reengaging in Europe's troubles.
-
Selective Service Act: Provided for the registration of all American men between the ages of 21 and 35.
-
Roosevelt proposed lending money to Britain to preserve freedom of speech and religion and prevent freedom of fear and want.
-
Allowed Britain to obtain U.S. arms on credit.
-
The U.S. suffered its first casualties in WWll.
-
Germany torpedoed the ship before the U.S. officially entered the war.
-
Surprise attacks flew down in Hawaii killing 2,400 Americans..
-
Led by J. R. Oppenheimer, it was formed to build a nuclear weapon.
-
Most intense Philippine invasion by Imperial Japan.
-
75,000 Filipino and American troops were forced to walk 65 miles to prison camps.
-
U.S. seized strategic locations in the Pacific to get within striking distance of Japan.
-
Stopped Japanese advance for the first time.
-
Ended Japanese expansion.
-
Ended German advances in eastern Europe and Russia.
-
Led to the retreat of Afrika Korps and the German surrender of Northern Africa.
-
Guaranteed that the Allies would only accept unconditional surrender from the Axis Powers.
-
The Big Three met for the first time. Britain and America would liberate France, while Soviets would invade Germany and join the war against Japan.
-
British, Canadian, and U.S. forces invaded Germany forces in Normandy to liberate France.
-
Invaded the Philippine island of Luzon.
-
Ended the war in Europe by defeating Germany.
-
Broke Washington's tradition of two-term tenures.
-
Negotiated Germany's unconditional surrender and post-war world.
-
Provided a base for Japanese fighter planes to intercept long-range Bombers.
-
Last major battle of WWll.
-
Marked the end of WWll in Europe.
-
Joseph Stalin, Clement Attlee, and Harry Truman met in Germany and agreed to demand unconditional Japanese surrender and to hold war-crime trials of Nazi leaders.
-
90,000 Japs died.
-
75,000 Japs died.
-
Harry Truman became pres after Roosevelt died in a vacation home.
-
Celebrates the day Japan surrendered in WWll.
-
Former Nazis were tried as war criminals.
-
30 Japs were tried by Allied war crimes tribunal.
