Chapter 27

  • Washington Naval Conference limits tonnage.

    Washington Naval Conference limits tonnage.
  • World Court rejects qualified U.S. entry.

    World Court rejects qualified U.S. entry.
  • Kellog-Braind Pact outlaws war.

    Kellog-Braind Pact outlaws war.
  • Clark Memorandum repudiates Roosevelt Corollary

    Clark Memorandum repudiates Roosevelt Corollary
  • Japan occupies China's Manchurian province.

    Japan occupies China's Manchurian province.
  • FDR extends diplomatic recognition to USSR

    FDR extends diplomatic recognition to USSR
  • Hitler's troops reoccupy Rhineland.

    Hitler's troops reoccupy Rhineland.
  • FDR signs permanent Neutrality Act

    FDR signs permanent Neutrality Act
  • FDR urges quarantine of aggressor nations

    FDR urges quarantine of aggressor nations
  • Japanese planes sink USS Panay in China

    Japanese planes sink USS Panay in China
  • Ludlow war referendum buried in Congress

    Ludlow war referendum buried in Congress
  • Munich Conference appeases Hitler

    Munich Conference appeases Hitler
  • Germany invades Poland; WWII begins

    Germany invades Poland; WWII begins
  • Japan attacks Pearl Harbor; U.S. enters WWII

    Japan attacks Pearl Harbor; U.S. enters WWII
  • U.S. defeats Japanese at the battle of Midway

    U.S. defeats Japanese at the battle of Midway
  • Allies land in North Africa

    Allies land in North Africa
  • Soviets smash Nazis at Stalingrad

    Soviets smash Nazis at Stalingrad
  • Big Three meet at Yalta

    Big Three meet at Yalta
  • FDR dies; Truman becomes president.

    FDR dies; Truman becomes president.
  • U.S. drops atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagaski; Japan surrenders

    U.S. drops atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagaski; Japan surrenders