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Benito Mussolini makes a move to take control of Ethiopia in order to expand his country.
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During this election, roosevelt ran again for a third term, and this is the only election in American history that has ever had this happen.
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Congress passes the Lend-Lease Act. To prevent us from being involved in the war.
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Germany breaks the non-aggression pact and invades Soviet Union.
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Roosevelt and Churchill draw up Atlantic Charter.
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U.S.S. Greer, was shot down and Roosevelt ordered the shoot on sight policy on german U-Boats.
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Japan attacks the U.S. and it became an event known as "Pearl Harbor". Japan wanted Eastern dominanace. Surprise attack. over 2,000 deaths, and 1,000 injured. There were over 180 japanese dive bobmers.