Facts and Dates:
_July. 7th, 1941
US Defends Iceland
President Franklin D. Roosevelt says that the United States will protect and defend Poland for the rest of the war take over defense of Iceland for the duration of the war.
Aug. 17th,1941
Roosevelt Warns Japanese
President Franklin D. Roosevelt warns the Japanese government to not fight neighboring countries or else face United States forces.
Dec. 1st,1941
Japan Ignores US Requests
Japan ignores American demands to withdraw forces from China.
US Defends Iceland
President Franklin D. Roosevelt says that the United States will protect and defend Poland for the rest of the war take over defense of Iceland for the duration of the war.
Aug. 17th,1941
Roosevelt Warns Japanese
President Franklin D. Roosevelt warns the Japanese government to not fight neighboring countries or else face United States forces.
Dec. 1st,1941
Japan Ignores US Requests
Japan ignores American demands to withdraw forces from China.
_December 7th, 1941
Pearl Harbor
Japanese fighter planes attack the American base at Pearl Harbor destroying U.S. aircraft and naval vessels, and killing 2,355 U.S. servicemen and 68 civilians.
Pearl Harbor
Japanese fighter planes attack the American base at Pearl Harbor destroying U.S. aircraft and naval vessels, and killing 2,355 U.S. servicemen and 68 civilians.
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_Dec. 11, 1941
US At War
Germany and Italy, Japan's axis partners, declare war on the United States. The United States declares war on Germany, Italy, and Japan.
US At War
Germany and Italy, Japan's axis partners, declare war on the United States. The United States declares war on Germany, Italy, and Japan.
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Nov. 8, 1942
US Troops Land In Africa
Under the leadership of General Dwight D. Eisenhower, U.S. troops land in Algiers, Oran, and Casablanca in North Africa.
Jan. 1, 1943
Churchill and Roosevelt Plan
Prime Minister Winston Churchill and President Franklin D. Roosevelt meet in Casablanca in North Africa to plan attacks on all fronts, to attack Sicily and Italy, to send forces to the Pacific, and to give more aid the Soviet Union.
Jan. 31, 1943
Russians Trap Germany
The Russian Red Army traps and captures German armies that had invaded the Soviet Union.
Sep. 8, 1943
Italy Surrenders
The Italian government officially surrenders to the Allied powers; still, German forces occupy much of Italy.
Sep. 28, 1943
Allies Capture Naples
The Allies capture German holdings in Naples.
Jun. 1, 1944
Allies Assemble
In England, the Allied powers assemble 2.9 million men, 2.5 million tons of supplies, 11,000 airplanes, and hundreds of ships in preparation for D-Day.
Jun. 4,1944
Rome falls
Rome falls to Allied forces. to Allied forces.
Jun. 6,1944
D-Day
D-Day: The first of nearly 3 million Allied soldiers arrive in Normandy, on the northern shores of France.
Apr. 12,1945
FDR dies
President Franklin D. Roosevelt dies of a cerebral hemorrhage in Warm Springs, Georgia.
Apr. 28,1945
Mussolini Dies
Italian insurgents capture Mussolini, murder him, and mutilate his body.
May. 1,1945
Hitler Commits Suicide
Adolf Hitler commits suicide in Berlin.
May. 2,1945
Germany Surrenders
The German army signs an unconditional surrender.
May. 1945
Atomic Bomb Tested
An atomic bomb is successfully bombed in the New Mexico desert.
Aug. 6,1945
Hiroshima
The United States drops an atomic bomb—the first to be used in a war—on Hiroshima, killing 75,000 people instantly, and injuring more than 100,000.
Aug. 8, 1945
Soviet Union Enters Pacific
With still no surrender from Japan, the Soviet Union enters the Pacific war as promised in Yalta, defeating Japanese forces in Manchuria.
Aug. 9, 1945
Nagasaki
A second atomic bomb is dropped in Nagasaki by the United States.
Aug. 10, 1945
Tokyo Petitions for Peace
Tokyo asks for peace on the reason that Emperor Hirohito will stay on his throne. The Allies accept.
Sep. 2, 1945
World War II Ends
A formal surrender ceremony is made in Tokyo Bay on the U.S. battleship Missouri. World War II officially ends.
Nov. 8, 1942
US Troops Land In Africa
Under the leadership of General Dwight D. Eisenhower, U.S. troops land in Algiers, Oran, and Casablanca in North Africa.
Jan. 1, 1943
Churchill and Roosevelt Plan
Prime Minister Winston Churchill and President Franklin D. Roosevelt meet in Casablanca in North Africa to plan attacks on all fronts, to attack Sicily and Italy, to send forces to the Pacific, and to give more aid the Soviet Union.
Jan. 31, 1943
Russians Trap Germany
The Russian Red Army traps and captures German armies that had invaded the Soviet Union.
Sep. 8, 1943
Italy Surrenders
The Italian government officially surrenders to the Allied powers; still, German forces occupy much of Italy.
Sep. 28, 1943
Allies Capture Naples
The Allies capture German holdings in Naples.
Jun. 1, 1944
Allies Assemble
In England, the Allied powers assemble 2.9 million men, 2.5 million tons of supplies, 11,000 airplanes, and hundreds of ships in preparation for D-Day.
Jun. 4,1944
Rome falls
Rome falls to Allied forces. to Allied forces.
Jun. 6,1944
D-Day
D-Day: The first of nearly 3 million Allied soldiers arrive in Normandy, on the northern shores of France.
Apr. 12,1945
FDR dies
President Franklin D. Roosevelt dies of a cerebral hemorrhage in Warm Springs, Georgia.
Apr. 28,1945
Mussolini Dies
Italian insurgents capture Mussolini, murder him, and mutilate his body.
May. 1,1945
Hitler Commits Suicide
Adolf Hitler commits suicide in Berlin.
May. 2,1945
Germany Surrenders
The German army signs an unconditional surrender.
May. 1945
Atomic Bomb Tested
An atomic bomb is successfully bombed in the New Mexico desert.
Aug. 6,1945
Hiroshima
The United States drops an atomic bomb—the first to be used in a war—on Hiroshima, killing 75,000 people instantly, and injuring more than 100,000.
Aug. 8, 1945
Soviet Union Enters Pacific
With still no surrender from Japan, the Soviet Union enters the Pacific war as promised in Yalta, defeating Japanese forces in Manchuria.
Aug. 9, 1945
Nagasaki
A second atomic bomb is dropped in Nagasaki by the United States.
Aug. 10, 1945
Tokyo Petitions for Peace
Tokyo asks for peace on the reason that Emperor Hirohito will stay on his throne. The Allies accept.
Sep. 2, 1945
World War II Ends
A formal surrender ceremony is made in Tokyo Bay on the U.S. battleship Missouri. World War II officially ends.