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Authorized the president to draft a volunteer force. All men between the ages of 21 and 30 were to sign up. This was used for the draft, and still exists today.
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Signed by Germany, France, and the United States. International agreement stating that war will not be used to solve their foreign problems.
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One of the many neutrality acts of the 1930s. Placed general embargo on trading war materials with anybody in the war. Also stated American citizens traveled at their own risk {on warring ships}. There were also Neutrality Acts in 1936, 1937, and 1939.
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Speech given by President Roosevelt. Called for "quarantine of the aggressor nations". Indirectly speaks of Japan,Italy, and Germany
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Between Germany, Britain, Italy, and France. Allowed Germany to annex the region of western Czechoslovakia called the Sudetenland.
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Between Germany and the USSR. To prevent hostilities between the two countries.
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Germany invades Poland. Britain and France declared war on Germany, but did nothing
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In 1940, Germany attacked and conquered Denmark, Norway, Belgium, the Netherlands, and France.
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In the summer of 1940 to the spring of 1941, Germany attacked Britain from the air and was repulsed every time.
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Japanese launched a surprise attack at the U.S. Navy Base in pearl Habor, Hawaii from the air.
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Created by an executive order of President Roosevelt. Meant to regulate the production of materials and fuel during World War II
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Women's branch of the United States Army started this date. First women ever to serve as something other than a nurse during a war. Became full status 1943
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Executed by italian Partisans
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This was the day Adolf Hitler died. He shot himself and his wife took a cyanide capsule to prevent being captured.
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This was the day Germany officially and unconditionally surrendered its armed forced to the Allies.