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Good Neighbor Policy
The Good Neighbor policy was the foreign policy of the administration of United States President Franklin Roosevelt toward the countries of Latin America. -
FDR declines London Economic Conference
After initially deciding to take part in the conference, FDR changed his mind. -
US recognition of USSR
President Franklin Roosevelt ended almost 16 years of American non-recognition of the Soviet Union following a series of negotiations in Washington, D.C. -
Tydings-McDuffie Act
United States federal law which provided for self-government of the Philippines and for Filipino independence from the United States after a period of ten years. -
Reciprocal Trade Agreements
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Neutrality Act of 1935
Put a halt to arms and war materials trading with all countries at war. Also, it declared that Americans who travel on the sea do so at their own risk. -
Italy invades Ethiopia
Italian leader Mussolini invaded Abyssinia (Ethiopia) on the the horn of Africa. -
US Neutrality Act of 1936
Renewed the 1935 act for 14 months. It also prevented all loans to any showing hostility. -
Spanish Civil War
Anarchists attempted to overthrow the government because they wanted more intense reforms. -
US Neutrality Act of 1937
Renewed the old neutrality act...again. -
Japan Invades China
Chinese forces were unable to evade the brutal Japanese. -
Panay Incident
Japanese attack on anchored US ship Panay -
Hitler Takes Austria
Hitler marched in and called Anschluss (presumably similar to dibbs) and Austria was then a German state until the end of the war. -
Munich Conference
Determine what will happen to Sudetenland due to Hitler's demands -
Hitler invades Czechoslovakia
Hitler was all like "ay yo i promise i wont invade Czechlosd;flaksyta" ..... "jk lol gonna do it anyways" and none of the other nations did anything about it. -
Nazi-Soviet Pact
Stalin and Hitler promised not to war with each other and split Poland between them. -
WWII Begins with Poland
GB and France declared war on Germany after issuing Hitler an ultimatum: withdraw from Poland or be the victim of our all powerful wrath. But, much like the Honey Badger, Hitler didn't care. -
US Neutrality act of 1939
Repealed arms embargo, allowing the US to supply France and GB with arms and munitions. -
First Peacetime Draft
15 million Americans were enlisted to battle during WWII -
Fall of France
Successful invasion of France and the Low Countries -
Destroyer Deal with Britain
US agrees to lend GB their destroyers. Ends US neutrality -
Battle of Britain
Long, large air battle. GB was able to fend off the Germans. -
Lend-Lease Act
US supplied Allied Nations with materials for war. -
Hitler Attacks Soviet Union
Largest German military operation of WWII. -
Fair Employment Practices Commission
Eliminate racism in hiring workers, Allowed blacks to get jobs at home during war time. -
Atlantic Charter
The Charter stated the ideal goals of the war: no territorial aggrandizement; no territorial changes made against the wishes of the people; restoration of self-government to those deprived of it; reduction of trade restrictions; global cooperation to secure better economic and social conditions for all; freedom from fear and want; freedom of the seas; and abandonment of the use of force, as well as disarmament of aggressor nations. -
Pearl Harbor
Japan attacked a US naval base at Pearl Harbor, leading to the US involvement in the war. -
US Declares War on Japan
US declares war day after Pearl Harbor incident -
Japan Conquers Phillipines
Ten hours after Pearl Harbor, Japan invaded the Phillipines -
Germany Declares War on US
Japan was able to convince Germany on Dec, 8 to go to war with US -
Japanese-Americans Interned
Anti Japanese paranoia spread for fear of their alliance to their homeland, -
Battle of Coral Sea
first of Japan vs America aircraft carrier wars -
Battle of Midway
US was able to fight off Japan's attack on Midway Island -
Invasion of North Africa
Operation Torch- British and American invasion of French North Africa -
Casablanca Conference
Brought about unconditional surrender, which was then demanded from japan in the end of the war -
Allies invade Italy
Italy surrendered on the day of the landing, but did not publicly announce it until five days later -
Japanese Driven from Guadalcanal
US defeats Japans last major attempt to drive out allied forces from Guadalcanal -
Teheran Conference
Allies agreed to open up a second front against Nazi Germany -
D Day
160,000 Allied troops stormed the beaches of Normandy and gained a foothold there. there were 9000 allied deaths. -
Battle of Marianas
Defeated Japan's means of large scale carrier actions -
Korematsu vs United States
it is constitutional to put japanese in camps according to this supreme court case -
Potsdam Conference
Allied leaders got together to determine Germany's punishment -
Atomic Bombs Dropped
Hiroshima and Nagasaki were bombed because Japan refused to the US terms of Unconditional Surrender -
Japan Surrenders
After being bombed twice, japan is forced to surrender because it cannot handle these heavy blows.
