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Balfour Declaration (Middle East)
The Balfour Declaration was a letter from British Foreign Secretary Arthur James Balfour to Lord Rothschild that made public the British support of a Jewish homeland in Palestine. -
Kellogg-Briand Pact
The Kellogg-Briand Pact was an agreement to outlaw war. Nations of the world would not use war as an instrument of foreign policy. -
Hitler assumes power in Germany
In 1933 he becomes Chancellor it was not until 1934 that he became a dictator. -
The Nuremburg Laws
The Nuremberg Laws were two laws which excluded the Jews from German life, as well as took away some of their natural rights. They were first declared at the annual Nazi rally held in Nuremberg in 1935. At that rally, Hitler delivered a speech about the Jewish controversy to unite party activists and state officials to deal with the Jewish issue. Subsequently, on September 15, 1935 the two laws were approved. -
Munich Conference
Hitler met with representatives of the heads of state from France, the United Kingdom, and Italy. An agreement was reached that Hitler could annex the Sudetenland provided he promised not to invade anywhere else. -
Tripartite Pact
On this day in 1940, the Axis powers are formed as Germany, Italy, and Japan become allies with the signing of the Tripartite Pact in Berlin. The Pact provided for mutual assistance should any of the signatories suffer attack by any nation not already involved in the war.
