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Road to WWII
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Treaty of Versaillies
This treaty marked the end of WWI -
Kellogg–Briand Pact
The Kellogg-Briand Pact was signed on August 27, 1928. It was signed and ratified by 62 nations. The main idea of the pact was that if there were a conflict between nations that it would not be settled by a means of war. -
Japan invades Manchuria
Japan invades and takes control of manchuria -
Hoover-stimson Doctorine
This doctorine was created that said the US would dont recognize and land changes that were taken by force -
Adolf Hitler named Chancellor of Germany
January 30, 1933 Adolf Hitler is sworn in as Chancelor of Germany -
NYE Committee
US senate committee officially known as Special Committee on Investigation of the Munitions Industry was created to study the United States involvement in WWI. The findings of this committee pushed many of the folowing neutrality acts. -
Neutrality Act of 1935
The Neutrality act of 1935 was signed on August 31,1935. It prohibited shipping of weapons to any nation at war, defending or attacking. -
Neutrality act of 1936
passed in Febuary of 1936, This act forbade loans to any nation at war. -
Neutrality Act of 1937
Known as "Cash and Carry". The United States could sell goods to other nations as long as the nation provides transportation and pays for the goods in cash. -
Ethiopia becomes part of Italy
After Mussolini invades Ethiopia, it becomes part of the Italian empire. -
Panay incident
The Japanese attack the US navy gunship "Panay" when its docked on the Yangtze river. The Japanese claim they didnt know it was a US ship. -
Adolf Hitler and Benito mussolini become allies
Hitler and Mussolini become allies forming the Axis power -
German-Soviet nonaggression pact
Hitler and Stalin make a ten year nonagression pact. Hitler does this because he wants to invade poland and he doesnt want The soviets to attack him from the other side. Hitler will later betray stalin and invade The Soviet Union. -
Germany Invades Poland
Germany invades poland by ways of blitzkrieg -
England and France declare war on Germany
After Germany invades Poland, England and France declare war on Germany -
Neutrality Act of 1939
Passed November 4th 1939. Arms could be sold to nations at war by means of cash and carry. American citizens and ships were banned from entering areas that were considered to be in war. -
Fall of France
The German army marched through france and on June 10, 1940, the french governent abandoned Paris. -
Battle of Britain
July 10 marks the start of the 3 month air raid between the RAF and Germanys Luftwaffe. The air battle takes place over london -
Destroyers for Bases
A trade between the United States and the United Kingdom. The US transferred fifty destroyer ships from the Navy to the UK for bases in the UK. -
Lend-Lease Act
The United States began to supply war materials to other allied nations between 1941-1945. -
Pearl Harbor attack
on The morning of December 7, 1941, Japan attacks Pearl Harbor, a naval base in Hawaii.( ships were sunen and 21 were damaged. 2350 people were killed and 1178 were injured -
liberation of Paris
The allies went into paris and fought germany until they surrendered.
