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Meeting of Big Three in Yalta
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Joseph Stalin, and Winston Churchill met at the Black Sea Resort of Yalta to discuss plans for defeating Germany and postwar occupation.
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Hitler’s suicide
As the Red Army advanced on Berlin, Hitler recognized the inevitability of defeat. He and his new wife, Eva Braun, committed suicide in a bunker below the city.
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Neutrality Act of 1937
The Neutrality Act of 1937 established a “cash-and-carry” policy for warring nations that required them to pay cash for “nonwar” goods and transport those goods on non-US ships.
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Nazi blitzkrieg in Europe
The Nazis began the blitzkrieg (or “lighting war”) of several European countries, including Poland, Denmark, Norway, Belguim, France, and the Netherlands. Blitzkrieg attacks combined forces of mechanized infantry, tank divisions, and air support to devastate invaded countries and led to many quick surrenders.
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Executive Order #9066
President Roosevelt signed Executive Order #9066, which authorized the designation of military areas “from which any or all persons may be excluded.” The order was used to remove Japanese Americans to internment camps.
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Soviet victory at Stalingrad
After a months-long battle at Stalingrad, Soviet troops recaptured the city in a key victory. The victory came at a great price in civilian and military casualties—as many as two million between the Russians and the Axis powers. The battle weakened German military might and damaged German morale.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt re-elected to fourth term
Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected to a record fourth term in office when he defeated Republican Thomas E. Dewey.
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Japanese balloon bomb in Oregon
A Japanese balloon bomb caused the only World War II combat casualties in the continental United States. Six people—five teenagers and their Sunday school teacher—were killed when the bomb landed in rural Oregon.
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Atlantic Charter
President Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill issued the Atlantic Charter, a joint statement on behalf of the United States and Britain that highlighted the two nations’ “common principles” and plans for cooperation in the creation of “a better future for the world.”
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Battle of Midway
Having intercepted Japanese intelligence, American forces repulsed an attack over the Pacific in the Battle of Midway and destroyed much of the Japanese air fleet. Midway was arguably the most important battle of the war in the Pacific, as American forces under the command of Admiral Chester Nimitz sank four Japanese carriers and destroyed 248 Japanese plans.