May 27, 1941. Unlimited National Emergency declared in the U.S. after Germany invades Yugoslavia, Greece and Crete. June 22, 1941. Germany invades the Soviet Union. December 7, 1941.
Japan attacks Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
Battles rage in the Pacific Ocean. November 7, 1942. U.S. forces land in North Africa. July 19, 1943. Rome is bombed by the Allies.