Events Leading Up to US Involvement in WWII

Treaty of Versailles

Jun 28, 1919

Germany signs the Treaty of Versailles outlining the various punishments to Germany.

Pay reparations
Surrender Alsace-Lorraine
Surrender coal mines
No U-Boats or gas
Restricted the size of the military
French occupation
Guilt Clause

Events Leading Up to the US Involvment in WWII

Period: Jun 28, 1919 to Dec 7, 1941

Hitler writes Mein Kampf from jail

Apr 2, 1923

Beer Hall Putsch

Nov 9, 1923

Stock Market Crash

Oct 29, 1929

Japan invades Manchuria

Sep 19, 1931

Hitler choosen as German Chancellor

Mar 5, 1933

Nuremberg Laws go into effect

Sep 15, 1935

Rape of Nanking

Dec 10, 1937

Lend Lease Act

Mar 11, 1941

FDR and Churchill sign the Atlantic Charter

Aug 9, 1941

Pearl Harbor

Dec 7, 1941

The Japanese make a surprise attack on the US Naval Base in Pearl Harbor.