chapter 33 chronology

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1941

1941

United States declares 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

FDR 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**

** U.S. 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**

** FDR defeats Dewey for presidency

1944-1945**

** Battle of the Bulge

1945**

** FDR dies; Truman assumes presidency

1945**

** Germany surrenders

1945**

** Battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa

1945**

** Potsdam conference

1945**

** Atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima & Nagasaki

1945**

** Japan surrenders