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Armistice
The signing of the armistice between the Allies of World War I and Germany held in France. -
Treaty of Versailles
It was the most important of the peace treaties that brought World War I to an end. The Treaty ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers. -
Invasion of Manchuria
Japan attacked Manchuria for ideology and natural resources -
Nazi’s Rise to Power
After Hitler got out of jail, he resurrected the Nazi party. He reorganized and rebuilt it, while waiting for his chance to gain political power in Germany. -
Neutrality Acts
Acts passed in 1935, 1936, 1937, and 1939 that limited U.S. involvement in future wars. -
Italy invades Ethiopia
Benito Mussolini, the Fascist leader of Italy, had adopted Adolf Hitler's plans to expand German territories by acquiring all territories it considered German. Mussolini followed this policy when he invaded Abyssinia (now Ethiopia) the African country situated on the horn of Africa. -
Rome-Berlin Axis Pact
Alliance between Germany and Italy and later Japan. -
Anti-Comintern Pact
Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan come to an agreement by signing the Anti-Comintern Pact directed against the communist movement and the Soviet Union. -
Policy of Appeasement
A peacemaking method of dealing with a dictatorial government in an effort to prevent conflict. Following the Treaty of Versailles in 1919, Germany was severely punished for its part in World War I. -
Munich Conference signed
Agreement between France, Italy, the UK, and Nazi Germany which allowed Germany to annex and occupy certain parts of Czechoslovakia which were inhabited largely by people of German descent. Later it turned into a complete fail because of Adolf Hitler’s refusal to honor it long-term. -
Non Aggression Pact
Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union surprised the world by signing the German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact, in which the two countries agreed to take no military action against each other for the next 10 years. -
Germany Invades Poland
Germany invaded Poland. Hitler believing it would be tolerated and the conquest of Poland would bring Lebensraum, or “living space,” for the German people. The Polish army was defeated within weeks of the invasion. -
Blitzkrieg
First known use was in an article in Time Magazine. From there it was defined as an intense military campaign intended to bring about a swift victory. Which Germany used in military tactics to win battles. -
Tripartite Pact
It was an agreement between Germany, Japan, and Italy that was aimed at telling the U.S. to join them before going with the Allies. They agreed for mutual assistance if suffered from an attack by any nation not already involved in the war. -
Lend Lease Act
Under the act of congress which gave materials and services supplied by the u.s. to its allies. -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Surprise attack from Japan who bombed Pearl Harbor killing and injuring thousands. They did so because the U.S. was cutting off supplies from Japan.
