Roosevelt timeline
Congress passes the Lend-lease Act, enabling President Roosevelt to provide much needed help to US allies
Roosevelt appoints Douglas MacArthur commander of US forces in the Far East
Roosevelt and Churchill publish a joint Atlantic Charter, foreseeing a future free from 'Nazi tyranny'
Roosevelt and Churchill meet in Casablanca for a strategic conference
President Roosevelt, although seriously ill, is elected for a fourth term with Harry S. Truman as his vice-president
Roosevelt, Stalin and Churchill meet at Yalta to discuss Allied post-war plans
President Franklin D. Roosevelt dies and is succeeded by his vice-president, Harry S. Truman
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