11 MAR 1941President Roosevelt signed the Lend-Lease Act to provide arms to Great Britain 22 JUN 1941Germany invaded the Soviet Union 14 AUG 1941The U.S. and Great Britain issued a joint declaration, the Atlantic Charter, an affirmation of shared principles for the post-war world 30 OCT 1941U.S. extended Lend-Lease aid to the Soviet Union 7 DEC 1941 Japanese aircraft attacked the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, and other U.S. bases on the island of Oahu 8 DEC 1941Japan attacked U.S. military installations in the Philippines; U.S. declared war on Japan 11 DEC 1941Germany and Italy declared war on U.S.
9 APR 1942 American Forces Surrender in Bataan, Philippines. Hundreds of Americans and Filipinos refused to surrender and melted into the jungle to fight the Japanese for the next three years. Guerrilla leaders like COL Wendell W. Fertig, LTC Russell W. Volckmann, and MAJ Donald D. Blackburn became instrumental in the birth and development of Army Special Forces.
Dynastic Successions Book 