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The US tried to ignore international issues in the 30's. We were more concerened with our own problems. We werealso concerned with stabalizing our own economy.
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America set up a policy to be nuetral toward Canada and Latin America. Nuetral with trade that is. It was meant to create strong military allies
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The US began to trade with China and Japan to supply them with arms and supplies. They traded with both to keep it nuetral.
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Franklin Roosevelt was ellected into office for the first time. He beat Republican renominee President Hoover. He served three terms before dying during his third term.
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Adolph hitler is appointed chancellor of germany. He sets up his first concentration camp. He led the Nazi party.
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In 1933 FDR formally recognized The soviet union. This was in the hopes to trade with them. It was also to make a military ally.
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In 1937 Fdr called for an economic embargo on japan. That meant we would ot conduct economic trade with them.
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German troops invade austria unopposed. Austria is now under nazi control.
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During 1939 and 1940 Germany expanded their control North and West. They took over Denmark, Norway, The netherlands and Belgium.
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THe USSR made a secret deal with germany. This deal was that they would't attack each other.
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The nazi's invaded poland. They had a total of 1.5 million soldiers march in.
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Great britain and France declare war on Nazi germany. This was because of the invasian of Poland.
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In June of 1940 France surrenders to germany after a bombardment of military strikes.
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The USSR made a secret deal with Germany to not attack eachother. The USSR broke this deal in 1941and attacked with Great Britain.
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THe Japanese bombed a naval base at pearl harbor on december 7th 1941. This act sent us into ww2.
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In february of 1942 congress passed executive order #9066. This forced all people of Japanese decent into internment camps. It was similar ro what was going on in europe at the time to jewish people.
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By april of 1942 Japan had captured most of the pacific. This included the Philipenes.
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Japan had a forced march of American and Filopino P.O.W's to Camp o'donnell in the Philipenes. Over 2,600 died before reaching there.
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The battle of midway took place. It was the first major allied victory. The picture is of allied fighter planes during the battle of midway.
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THe battle of normandy, more commonly known as D-day is possibly the most infamous battle of the war. the allies stormed the beaches of Normandy, France.
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This was a landmark Supreme Court case. Korematsu was fighting against executive order #9066. He lost and the law was upheld.
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During his third term in office FDR died. He died of a brain hemmorage. After his death truman took over as president.
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Nazi germany surrenders. Hitler is defeated.
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This was the day we defeated the Germans in WW2. It is known as V-E for Victory in Europe day.
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From July 17 until august 2 in Berlin, Germany a confrence was held about the war. Japan was told to surrender or be destroyed. they refused. The picture is of Fdr, churchill and stalin, Leaders of the allied forces.
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In the fall of 1944, there was nonstop bombardment of airstrikes on Japans mainland.
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The japanese city of Hiroshima has a nuclear bomb dropped on it.
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On August 9th 1945 america launched a second nuclear bomb. This second bomb landed in the city of Nagasaki. Although the bomb was larger than the one dropped on Hiroshima, less people died.
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Japan surrendered to the allies. This officially ended ww2. This also meant that we get a navy base in japan.
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After the war, tensions mounted between the US and USSR. this sent us into the Cold War era. It was a "cold" war because there was no combat.
