Events Leading to WWII Timeline

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  • Selective Service Act

    Selective Service Act

    Six weeks after the USA entered the WWI its congress passed the selective service act. This was an act that gave the president the option to draft soldiers. Everyone to be able to be a part of this act had and must've been between ages 21 and 30 to register military services.
  • Hitler named leader of the Nazi Party in Germany

    Hitler named leader of the Nazi Party in Germany

    Adolf Hitler became the Nazi leader in 1921. Under his command as the leader, this party grew a lot and also ruled Germany as a totalitarian state (1933 to 1945). Hitler used to be considered as a brave soldier which gave him the opportunity of becoming leader of a massive organization/group like the Nazi was. He had many different skills to convince people, this was one of the reasons why he was leader. He was able to convince people that Jews should be blamed for every problem Germany had.
  • Kellogg-Briand Pact signed

    Kellogg-Briand Pact signed

    This was an act signed for the agreement that attempting to eliminate war as an instrument of national policy. This was considered as the "most grandiose of a series" after WWI.
    All this was to prevent the US of getting into a fight or political problem with the German or French.
  • Japan Invades Manchuria

    Japan Invades Manchuria

    It is said that this invasion was made without the authorization of the Japanese government. The attack is also considered as the path to the outbreak of WWII.
  • Enabling Act of 1933 is issued

    It was an act passed by the German Reichstag in 1933, this enabled Hitler to the dictatorial powers. The people who voted for this act were deputies from the Nazi Party, German National People's Party, and Centre Party. It was the beginning of Hitler's command.
  • Neutrality Act of 1935 signed

    This act was for the prohibition of arms, ammo, and more implements for war from the US to prevent nations at war. Also it stated that American civilians traveling in war zones had to do it at their own risk, they wouldn't get protection from the army.
  • FDR third term as president

    This consisted on Roosevelt breaking the percent set buy George Washington made in July of the same year. this decision dominated the election campaign against republican contenders. He won the election thanks to this and also was able to win a fourth time.
  • Roosevelt Response to the March

    Roosevelt Response to the March

    Philip Randolph proposed a march to protest discrimination in the military. Roosevelt's response was that the march might cause unrest among the white people, that is why he asked him to call of the march.
  • Lend-Lease program enabled

    Lend-Lease program enabled

    This program stated that the US gov could lend war supplies to any nation, giving them the opportunity to new military technology.
  • Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

    This was the attack that precipitated the US to enter WWII. the strike made was the climax of worsening the relations the US and Japan had.
  • Hitler Declaration of War

    This happened 4 days after japan's attack. Hitler and the Nazi's declared ware to the US for a bunch of events that supposedly provoked the war.