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FDR signs the Neutrality act. This bans travel, trade, and issues an arms embargo.
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Mussolini gives a speech in rome. He promises to fight with Hitler if a war was to happen. He wants to join and fight against the democracies.
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The U.S. congress gave FDR billion dollars to upgrade the US arsenal of weapons. This allowed the US to beef up in case of war.
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In return for the Sudetenland for Germany Hitler promises Peace. This was supposed to be the end of Hitler's expansion.
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Hitler goes back on his word from September 1938 and takes over Czechoslovakia. This frustrates all the countries he promised that he would stop his expansion.
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Hitler and Stalin agree to no aggression towards each other. This allows Hitler to take Poland and Stalin strengthen his troops on the western front.
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Britain and France had an agreement with Poland. After Poland was attacked by Germany they were quick to declare war and help them out.
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Japan is frustrated after the recently extended embargos that the US put in place against them. In retaliation to this Japan joins up with the Axis powers against the US.
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President Franklin Roosevelt signs the lend lease act. This act allows him to give money and war machines to Great Britain. This tremendously helped out Great Britain.
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Germany goes against their word from the non aggression pact and goes into Soviet Union. It is predicted that Germany could take them over in 3 months.
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Japanese planes invade Hawaii and bomb Pearl Harbour. They aim for battleships in the Pearl Harbour. This attacked killed more than 2,000 US Servicemen.
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Germany, Italy, and Japan declare war on the US. The US returns by declaring war on them. US finally goes to war instead of sitting back,
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Allied forces arrive on Normandy beach to attack on the France shores. They get a win in a high casualty war, this marks a huge turning point in WW2.
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In fear of being captured by Allied forces closing in Hitler Commits suicide. He does this while in an underground bunker.
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I day after Hitler's suicide in the bunker Germany signs a surrender. They were being overtaken and their leader had died they had no other choice than to surrender.
