Broader Timeline by Lynnsey Prater, Alpine Academy:
- In 1942–43 O'Hare was constructed as part of a manufacturing plant for Douglas C-54's during World War II.
- In 1942, the British Government accept the findings of The Beveridge report which proposes a welfare system for Great Britain to provide services from the cradle to the grave. - In 1943, 26 countries agreed to create what is called the United Nations. |
- British troops liberate Belsen Concentration camp finding no running water and thousands of dead and rotting corpses.
- The Japanese increasingly use kamikaze tactics against the US naval forces nearby. |
Comparison between continents:
The commonwealth of the Philippines was attacked by the Empire of Japan on December 8, 1941 nine hours after the attack on Pearl Harbor. The United States of America controlled the Philippines at the time and possessed important military bases there.
Hitler's government envisioned a vast, new empire of "living space" in eastern Europe. The realization of German dominance in Europe, its leaders calculated, would require war.
The bulk of Soviet fighting took place on the Eastern Front—including a continued war with Finland—but it also invaded Iran in cooperation with the British and late in the war attacked Japan.
Hitler's government envisioned a vast, new empire of "living space" in eastern Europe. The realization of German dominance in Europe, its leaders calculated, would require war.
The bulk of Soviet fighting took place on the Eastern Front—including a continued war with Finland—but it also invaded Iran in cooperation with the British and late in the war attacked Japan.