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Treaty of Versaillas
It was signed on 28 June 1919, exactly five years after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. The other Central Powers on the German side of World War I were dealt with in separate treaties.[ -
Geneva Convention
The Geneva Conventions comprise four treaties, and three additional protocols, that establish the standards of international law for the humanitarian treatment of war. -
German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact
A little bit before World War II (1939-45) broke out in Europe–enemies Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union surprised the world by signing the German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact, both countries agreed to take no military action against each other for the next 10 years. -
Internment of Japanese Americans
On February 19, 1942, Roosevelt signed Executive Order, this forced all Japanese-Americans to evacuate the West Coast. -
Battle of El Alamein
The Battle of El Alamein is important because it marked the culmination of the World War II North African campaign between the British Empire and the German-Italian army. -
Operation Torch
was the British-American invasion of French North Africa during the North African Campaign of the Second World War which started on 8 November 1942. it was important because the french were former allies of the US. -
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Tunisia Campaign
was a series of battles that took place in Tunisia during the North African Campaign of the Second World War, between Axis and Allied forces. this was important because over 230000 german and itilian soldiers had been taken as prisoners. -
Rommels Command of the Axis in North Africa
Rommel veteran of WWI. Hitler put Rommel incharge of the Africa Corps. He was given the name desert fox by the british soldiers. Put in charge of the Atlantic wall defenses. Commanded army group b on D-Day. Rommel Commited Suicide to avoid punishment. it was important because his death gave the allies a better chance of winning the war -
Italian surrender
Dwight Eisenhower publicly announces the surrender of Italy to the Allies. Germany reacted with Operation Axis, the reacted with Allies with Operation Avalanche. -
Dumbarton Oaks Conference
was an international conference at which the United Nations was formulated and negotiated among international leaders. this was important because first important step taken to carry out paragraph 4 of the Moscow Declaration of 1943, which recognized the need for a postwar international organization to succeed the League of Nations. -
Marshall Plan
was the American initiative to aid Europe and Asia, in which the United States gave $13 billion in economic support to help rebuild European economies after the end of World War II. This was important because this was going to help the US econmy because it was going to provide more jobs. -
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Supreme Allied Commander
He was the supreme alloed commander and he lead to D-day also at one point was the most powerful man on the earth and lead the graetest invasion in history. -
Post - War occupation of Japan
Japan surrendered to the Allies on August 14, 1945, when the Japanese government notified the Allies that it had accepted the Potsdam Declaration. This is what lead to the occupation and it was important becuase they did not get independednent until 1972.