1941
United States declare war on Japan
1941
Germany declares war on United States
1941
Randolph plans black march on Washington
1941
Fair Employment Practices Commission (FEPC) established
1941
Roosevelt delivers "four freedoms" speech
1942
Japanese Americans sent to internment camps
1942
Japan conquers the Philippines
1942
Battle of the Coral Sea
1942
Battle of Midway
1942
United States invades North Africa
1942
Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) founded
1943
Allies hold Casablanca conference
1943
Allies invade Italy
1943
Smith-Connally Anti-Strike Act
1943
"Zoot-suit" riots in Los Angeles
1943
Race riot in Detroit
1943
Japanese driven from Guadalcanal
1943
Tehran conference
1944
Korematsu v. U.S.
1944
D-Day invasion of France
1944
Battle of the Marianas
1944
Roosevelt defeats Dewey for presidency
1944-1945
Battle of the Bulge
1945
Roosevelt dies; Truman assumes presidency
1945
Germany surrenders
1945
Battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa
1945
Potsdam conference
1945
Atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
1945
Japan surrenders