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The Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles was one of the peace treaties after World War I. This treaty was important because it ended the state of war between Germany and allied powers. -
1929 Geneva Convention
Its official name is the Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War, Geneva July 27, 1929. It entered into force 19 June 1931. It is this version of the Geneva Conventions which covered the treatment of prisoners of war during World War II. -
The Locarno Pact
The Locarno Pact was several agreements whereby Germany, Great Britain, France, Belguim and Italy guaranteed peace in Wester Europe. This pact was important because it was a way to keep borders in peace and prevent another war, until eventually Germany broke the pact. -
Kellogg-briand pact
The Kellogg–Briand Pact (or Pact of Paris, officially General Treaty for Renunciation of War as an Instrument of National Policy was a 1928 international agreement in which signatory states promised not to use war to resolve "disputes or conflicts of whatever nature or of whatever origin they may be, which may arise among them". This treaty was important because it gave some peace before World War II. -
Nazi-soviet non-aggression pact
Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union met and signed the Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact, which guaranteed that the two countries would not attack each other. By signing this pact, Germany had protected itself from having to fight a two-front war in the soon-to-begin World War II. -
Conscientious Objector
A conscientious objector (CO) is an "individual who has claimed the right to refuse to perform military service" on the grounds of freedom of thought, conscience, and/or religion -
Segregation of the armed forces
The Segregation of the armed forces was when blacks fight alongside whites in the Continental Army against Great Britain, and in every war -
Japanese Internment
The internment of Japanese Americans in the United States was the forced relocation and incarceration during World War II. This was important because society viewed them as a potential threat towards the country during the time of war. -
Operation Torch
Operation Torch was the British-American invasion of French North Africa during the North African Campaign of the Second World War. This was important it allowed the Allies to clear North Africa of Axis forces and control. -
Eisenhower’s appointment as supreme allied commander
Dwight David Eisenhower was the 34th President of the United States from 1953 until 1961. He was a five-star general in the United States Army during World War II and served as Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe; he had responsibility for planning and supervising the invasion of North Africa in Operation Torch -
Italy's Surrender
Italy's Surrender was an armistice signed on 3 September 1943, and made public on 8 September, between the Kingdom of Italy and the Allies of World War II. This was not all that important during World War II. -
Dumbarton Oaks Conference
The Dumbarton Oaks Conference or, more formally, the Washington Conversations on International Peace and Security Organization was an international conference at which the United Nations was formulated and negotiated among international leaders. -
Potsdam Conference
Held near Berlin, the Potsdam Conference (July 17-August 2, 1945) was the last of the World War II meetings held by the “Big Three” heads of state. Featuring American President Harry S. Truman, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill (and his successor, Clement Attlee) and Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin, the talks established a Council of Foreign Ministers and a central Allied Control Council for administration of Germany. -
Nuremberg Trials
The Nuremberg Trials were a serious of military tribunals. This trials were important because the United Nations Genocide Convention and The Geneva Convention on the Laws and Customs of War were formed as a result of the Nuremberg trials. -
Marshall Plan
The Marshall Plan 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. This plan was important because the U.S helped other country's economy. -
Occupaation of Japan
The Allied occupation of Japan at the end of World War II was led by Douglas MacArthur, the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers, with support from the British Commonwealth. Unlike the occupation of Germany, the Soviet Union was allowed little to no influence over Japan