Early Involvement: America Looks East
August 14, 1941: The Atlantic Charter
December 7, 1941: Pearl Harbor
February 15, 1942: The Fall of Singapore
Active Engagement: Diplomacy in India
March 6, 1942: The Johnson Mission
March 22-April 12, 1942: The Cripps Mission
August 8, 1942: Quit India Movement
October 28, 1942: Wendell Willkie Address
December 1942: Phillips Mission
The Modern India Lobby: The National and International Stage
July 25, 1944: Pearson Leak
August-September 1944: Pearson Leak Continued
December 8, 1944-April 1945: Mme. Pandit’s U.S. Visit
May 8, 1945: V-E Day
June 26, 1945: U.N. Charter Signed in San Francisco
Post-War Context
September 2, 1945: V-J Day
June 27, 1946: H.R. 3517 becomes Law
July 4, 1946: Treaty of Manila
August 15, 1947: Indian Independence