Key Events

As the War progressed U.S Involvement became needed as Germany continued on the attack. In the fall of September 1940 in Washington D.C a draft was issued and called on all men between Age 21-35 the limit was 900,000 men at a time. America did not want to enter the war full steam ahead so they made a com packed agreement with the allies and it was Foreign policy called the Lend and Lease Act. U.S would help allies by giving and trading supplies to stay out of the war. At the time Britain was our greatest Ally and this plan helped a little but wasn't enough. On December 7th, 1941 Japan attack Pearl Harbor triggering the hearts of American citizens and woke the country up. Congress than Approves the U.S entry to the on December 8, 1941 and Germany and Italy declares war on U.S.

Once the U.S. got involved in the war, many allied counter attacks began to proceed such as the battle of Stalingrad in November of 1942, the battle where the Soviets defended a crucial point of the Soviet Union, eventually drying the German forces of supplies into a forced surrender. The storming of the beach Normandy or also known as D-Day on June 6, 1944, where American, Canadian, and British troops invaded the french beach in order to take control in western Europe, and gain a foothold for future attacks. The involvement of the U.S. lead to the defeat of Germany and the Axis forces, with the formal surrender of Germany on May 8, 1945.

Months after the capitulation of the Axis forces the United Nations was formed in October 24, 1945. The idea of the United Nations is very similar to the League of Nations, where countries around the world can communicate with each other in order for no other war to break out. The involvement of the U.S. in foreign policy made it so that we now communicate clearly between countries, where trading, alliances, and more are now shared between countries.

The forming of The United Nations

The Battle of Normandy