causes and consequences of WW2

  • Treaty of Versailles

    it was one of the peace treaties at the end of World War I. It ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers. It also set the plot for WW2.
  • Lacarno Treaties

    it was series of agreements whereby Germany, France, Belgium, Great Britain, and Italy mutually guaranteed peace in western Europe
  • Kellogg-Braind Pact

    was an international agreement in which states promised not to use war. but it was ineffective as there were many wars help after it including WW2.
  • Geneva Convention

    Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War. According to the Geneva Convention no prisoner of war could be forced to disclose to his captor any information other than his identity. Every prisoner of war was entitled to adequate food and medical care.
  • Nazi-Soviet non-aggression Pact

    it was a kind of peace treaty in which each signatory promised not to attack the other.
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    Segregation of the armed forces

    during WW2 African American were segregated to be in armed forces
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    Conscientious objectors

    it's when people object to go to war because of religion.
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    Japanese internment

    during this time period thousands of Japanese Americans living in the United States were forced into war relocation camps.
  • Eisenhower’s appointment as supreme allied commander

    he led the forces in WW2. He head Operation Torch, the Allied invasion of French North Africa.
  • Operation Torch

    it was the invasion of French north Africa under Elsenhower by aliies.
  • Italy's surrender

    Italy surrendered to the allied powers.
  • Dumbarton Oaks conference

    it was an international conference at which the United Nations was formulated and negotiated among international leaders.
  • Potsdam conference

    it was held in Potsdam, germany to negotiate terms for the end of World War II. The conference failed to settle most of the important issues at hand and thus helped set the stage for the Cold War that would begin shortly after World War II came to an end.
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    Post-war occupation of Japan

    it was a united states led program to help rebuild Japan’s economy
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    Nuremberg trials

    The Nuremberg trials were a series of military tribunals, held by the Allied forces after World War II, most notable for the prosecution of prominent members of the political, military, and economic leadership of Nazi Germany.
  • Marshall Plan

    it was the American initiative to aid Europe and Asia, in which the United States gave $13 billion in economic support to help rebuild European economies after the end of World War II.