1921-1941

By Xinyu Zhou

  • Washington Conference of 1921

    Washington Conference of 1921
    Conference encouraging naval disarmament in an attempt to reduce growing tensions in East Asia

  • Immigration Act

    Immigration Act
    reduced immigration​ prohibits Asians

  • Manchuria Invaded

    Manchuria Invaded
    Japan invades Manchuria and establishes a ​puppet state, Manchukuo.

  • Good Neighbor Policy

    Good Neighbor Policy
    Non-intervention, non-interference in domestic policy
    ended with the threat of the ​Cold War in 1945

  • Quarantine Speech

    Quarantine Speech
    Roosevelt warned of the dangers of Japanese actions​ and argued that aggressors should be "quarantined" by the international community to prevent the contagion of war from spreading.

  • Panay

    Panay
    Japanese aviators bombed and sank the US gunboat, Panay

  • Blitzkrieg

    Blitzkrieg
    German term coined for the Polish invasion​ lasts throughout the war.

  • Munich Agreement

    Munich Agreement
    After Germany's invasion of Czechoslovakia, the French and the British agreed to accept Germany's demands in return for Hitler's promise to expand no further.

  • Tripartite Act

    Tripartite Act
    Establishes Axis Powers. Japan recognizes Italy and Germany establishment of new world order in Europe, they recognize Japan’s establishment of new world order in Eastern Asia, assist each other, share technological advancements, agree it does not affect the ​relationship with USSR, lasts 10 years

  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor
    Japanese air raid on US naval base​ leads to calls for war