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Invasion of Poland
Germany attacked and invaded Poland without fear of Soviet intervention due to the German-Soviet Pact. This battle was marked as the starting cause of WWII. -
Neutrality Act of 1939
This Act lifted the arms embargo and put all trade with belligerent nations under the terms of “cash-and-carry.” The ban on loans remained in effect, and American ships were barred from transporting goods to belligerent ports. -
Miracle of Dunkirk
A miracle evacuation as 100,000s of Allied troops primarily British, were stranded on a beach surrounded by Nazi troops. They were able to escape through the English-French channel as the British commanded as many ships as they could to rescue the soldiers. -
France falls to the Nazis
The French appeared to have a strong army yet in a mere 6 weeks the French fell to the Germans. They were forced to sign an armistice in the same place Germany had to sign the treaty ending world war 1. -
FDR “Four Freedoms” Speech
FDR's speech regarding four main freedoms to everyone in the world. The freedoms included: Freedom of speech, worship, want, and freedom from fear. -
Lend-Lease Act
The Lend-Lease Act served as a law allowing FDR, the United States, to send food and supplies to countries in need opposing the Axis powers. -
The Blitz
German planes raided Britain in attempts to damage them. Blitz refers to Blitzkrieg "lightning war". -
Atlantic Charter
President Woodrow Wilson and Prime Minister Winston Churchill signed a joint declaration stating the views of the USA and England for mapping the world after the war. Many Allied nations followed and joined. -
Pearl Harbor
A Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor initiating the US military involvement in WWII. The attack demonstrated the Japanese alliance with Germany. -
Baatan Death March
After the US surrender of Luzon to the Japanese troops, prisoners both American and Philippine were forced to make a deadly 65 mile march to prison camps. 76,000 prisoners were taken. 10,000 men died. -
Doolittle Raid
A US aerial bombardment on the Japanese capital of Tokyo and nearby islands. It proved to be moral boosting for the US troops. It proved that Japan itself was vulnerable. -
Battle of Coral Sea
Major Naval battle between the US and Japan. This was the first Air-Sea battle in World War 2. The US proved victorious over the Japanese.
