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Also known as the Neutrality Act of 1939.
In order to avoid making the "mistakes" that had led to US involvement in WW1, Congress passed the Neutrality Acts of 1937, 1936, and 1937. The acts imposed certain restrictions on Americans during times of war. Congress passed the Neutrality Act of 1939 which included a cash-and-carry provision. The provision allowed belligerent nations to buy goods and arms in the US if they paid cash and carried the merchandise on their own ships.
Sig - since the British navy controlled the seas, the cash-and-carry effect aided the allies.

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This act authorized Roosevelt to "sell, transfer title to, exchange, lease, lend, or otherwise dispose of, to any such government any defense article" whenever he thought it was "necessary in the interests of the defense of the US". Britain needed Americas aid and Roosevelt believed that the best way to stay out of conflict with Germany was to aid Britain.
Sig - by 1945, the US had sent more than 40 billion of lend-lease aid to the allies, including the soviet union. this act was nothing less than an economic declaration of war against Germany and the axis powers.

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In August 1941, Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill met secretly and discussed their mutual war aims. They discussed strategy: their priority was the defeat of Germany and Japan.
It was a document that endorsed national self-determination and an international system of "general security."
Sig - the signing of this document signaled the deepening of the alliance between the two nations and the full moral support of the US to Britain. It showed international leadership.

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Japan and the US had been allies in WW1 but the presence of the US in Japan's areas posed a threat and the US also continued to support China in its ongoing struggle with Japan by sending aid and providing military advice. In 1941, Prime Minister Tojo wanted to focus on military expansion and tried to negotiate with the US to end their disagreement on expansion. Eventually, Tojo gave up on peace and he had made the decision to deliver the first blow against the US.
Japan's navy sailed for Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, the site of the US navy's main pacific base. The forces included 6 aircraft carriers, 360 airplanes and battleships, and submarines. The mission was to eradicate the American naval and air presence in the Pacific with a surprise attack
Sig - 2,500 people were killed, 8 battleships severely damaged, 3 destroyers left unusable, and more. The US battle fleet was out of commission for nearly 6 months. The attack definitely could've been worse, the American Pacific Fleet survived. The attack on Pearl Harbor became a compelling reason for the US to enter the war. It ended the political divisions between isolationists and interventionists. On Dec 8, Roosevelt asked Congress for a declaration of war.
The US became a full ally with Britain, France, and the Soviet Union against the Axis Powers.

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The most important naval battle of WWII. The Japanese began their attack but the US dealt Japan a decisive defeat. American torpedo planes and dive bombers sank four Japanese aircraft carriers, along with all 250 aircraft on board and many of Japans most experienced pilots. America lost only one aircraft carrier.
Sig - midway was the turning point of the war in the pacific, ending the seemingly unstoppable Japanese advance. Japan was now on the defensive.

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The Battle of Stalingrad was a major battle on the Eastern Front of World War II where Nazi Germany and its allies unsuccessfully fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad in Southern Russia.  Stalingrad was one of the most decisive battles on the Eastern Front in WWII.
Sig - It was a turning point in WWII. It was the first time that the Hitler regime admitted a military defeat, which also made it the psychological turning point of the war for both Germany and the Soviet Union. After the battle, Germany was on the defensive until the end of the war in 1945.

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D-Day(The Invasion of Normandy) 6/6/1944

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D-Day(The Invasion of Normandy) 6/6/1944

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On June 6 1944-known as D-day- the allies launched the invasion. More than 11,000 planes prepared the way, attempting to destroy German communication and transportation networks and soften Nazi beach defenses. The Germans defended Normandy, they had built trenches and small concrete pillow-box structures. One writer called d-day, the "longest day". By the end of the day, the allies had gained a toehold in France. Within a month, more than one million allied troops had landed at Normandy- but there they were held by German defenses.
Sig - after D-day, Germany faced a hopeless two-front war. Soviet soldiers were advancing steadily from the East. Germany started losing lands and their resources.

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It was the counterattack, known as the Battle of the Bulge, which almost succeeded. The Germans caught the allies by surprise, created a bulge in the American line, and captured several key towns. On Dec 23, the skies cleared and allied bombers attacked German positions. After reinforcements arrived, the allies went back to the offensive, steadily pushing the Germans out of France.
Sig - this battle was an attempt to drive a wedge between American and British forces. instead, the battle crippled Germany by forcing it to use its reserve troops and supplies. It shortened the time Hitler had left. Winston Churchill gave US forces full credit for the allied victory at the Battle of the Bulge.

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The protracted fighting gave the allies time to make plans for a postwar world. Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin met at Yalta on the Black Sea in Feb 1945 to discuss final strategy and crucial questions concerning postwar Germany, Eastern Europe, and Asia. At the Yalta Conference, the Big Three agreed that Poland, Bulgaria, and Romania would hold free elections.
At the meeting, the big three made the decision to divide Germany into four zones of occupation: Soviet, American, British, and French. Stalin also reaffirmed his Yalta pledge to enter the war against Japan.
Sig - they made decisions about how the world would work and how it would look like after the war.

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One of the fiercest battles in the island-hopping campaign took place in Feb and March 1945. On Iwo Jima, a 5-mile long island, the capital of Japan, United States Marines faced a dug-in, determined enemy. In 36 days of fighting, more than 23,000 marines became casualties. But in the end, the allies took the island.
Sig - Securing Iwo Jima prepared the way for the last and largest battle in the Pacific: the invasion of Okinawa.

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The fight for Okinawa was even deadlier than Iwo Jima. Okinawa contained a vital air base, necessary for the planned invasion of Japan. Taking Okinawa was the most complex and costly operation in the Pacific campaign, involving half a million troops and 1,213 warships. US forces finally took Okinawa but at a cost of roughly 50,000 casualties.

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On May 7, in a little French schoolhouse that had served as Eisenhower's headquarters, Germany surrendered. Americans celebrated V-E (Victory in Europe). Roosevelt had died a few weeks earlier, the new president, Harry S. Truman was now in office.

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Hiroshima and Nagasaki  and V-J Day 8/6, 8/9, 1945

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Hiroshima and Nagasaki  and V-J Day 8/6, 8/9, 1945

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On August 6, 1945, US Pilots dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima.  It exploded at 8:15 AM. Within two minutes, more than 60,000 of Hiroshima's 344,000 residents were dead or missing.
On August 9, two events rocked Japan. First, the soviet union declared war against Japan and invaded Japanese-held Manchuria. Next, the US dropped a second atomic bomb on Nagasaki, killing 35,000 residents.
On August 15, the allies celebrated V-J(Victory in Japan) Day. Japan officially surrendered on Sep 2 aboard the USS Missouri.

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In which the allies prosecuted Nazis for war crimes. The trials turned a glaring spotlight on the evils of the Third Reich. The first of the trials involved key leaders of Nazi Germany. Day by day, prosecutors described their crimes, detailing especially the horrors of the holocaust. Most of the defendants pleaded that they were just following orders, that Hitler was the source of all the crimes. Some of the Nazis were hanged; others received long prison terms.