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Assasination of Archduke Franz Ferdinad.
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League of Nations
The League of Nations was a system organized by President Woodrow Wilson. This was supposed to help prevent aggression between all countries. If there were an issue, countries were to negoitate, rather than be forceful. If negotiating failed, the country would not trade with the aggresssor, and if that didn't work, violenece would be involved. -
Signing of the Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Versailles was the "peace" treaty at the end of WWI.
Ended State of war between Germany and the Allied Powers.
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Japan Takes Over Manchuria
The Great Depression happened throughout the entire world, including the U.S. and Japan. Japan was hit very badly by the depression in 1931, so they turned to their army to seek help. Japan took over Manchuria in China, which is rich in minerals and many other resources. -
Adolf Hitler Becomes Chancellor
Hitler takes over for Germany and immdeitaley begins to prepare weapons and armies to rebuild Germany. Hitler loved the feeling of power, and he wanted more and more. He was a malicious man who knew how to manipulate, and he was definitley a major component to WWII, if not the biggest one. -
Neville Chamberlain
Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain said that if everyone would give in to Hitler's demands, there would be no war. This caused others to also believe that appeasement was the answer to prevent war. -
Quarantine Speech
Quarantine Speech Franklin D. Roosevelt gives his famous Quarantine Speech in Chicago Illinois. His speech gives the vibe that he wants to avoid a disease, which in this case is the war that is bound to happen. He wishes to isolate the U.S. from the agression surrounding them, even though it seems almost impossible. -
The Munich Agreement
Germany, Britain, France, and Italy all agreed to this so that Germany would be allowed to take over Sudetenland in western Czechoslavakia, which Hitler wanted. This is another example of appeasement that also caused the second world war. -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, which was the official entry for the U.S.'s position in World War II. Many lives were lost, around 2,403, and 188 planes were destroyed. -
Germany and Italy Declare War on the U.S.
Germany and Italy declared war on the U.S a few days after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. The U.S. was now at war with not one, but three countries. These three countries were all allies, making it even harder for the U.S.
