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