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Treaty of Versailles Signed
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Treaty of Versailles in Use
This is the day that the Treaty of Versailles was put into use, this made Germany take full blame for the war, pay for some of the damages of the war, and also told them that they weren't allowed to use or have submariens or an airforce. It also took land away from Germany -
1929 Gena Convention
are a series of treaties on the treatment of civilians, prisoners of war (POWs) and soldiers who are otherwise rendered hors de combat, or incapable of fighting -
Nazi- Soviet Non - Aggression Pact
This was a pact that was made by Germany and Russia to make an agreement not to attack each otehr while they are trying to conquer other countries. THis was of importance because it meant to very powerful forces were going to be able to take over all of europe -
Rommels Command of the Axis in North Africa
Rommel's reward for his success was promotion to the rank of General leutnant, and a reputation as an elite commander of motorized forces. On 6 February 1941, he was appointed commander of the newly created Deutsches Afrika Korps -
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Japanese Internment
The relocation of Japanese-Americans into internment camps during World War II was one of the most flagrant violations of civil liberties in American history. According to the census of 1940, 127,000 persons of Japanese ancestry lived in the United States, the majority on the West Coast. -
Dwight EisenHower as the Supreme Allied Commander
Major General Dwight D. Eisenhower takes command of U.S. forces in Europe. This giveing him full blown power to do waht ever it takes to win the war. -
Battle of El Alamein
Lasted until July 27, 1942
North African campaign between the British Empire and the German-Italian army. Deploying a far larger contingent of soldiers and tanks than the opposition -
Operation Torch
Operation Torch was the name given to the Allied invasion of French North Africa in November 1942. Operation Torch was the first time the British and Americans had jointly worked on an invasion plan together. -
Tunishia Campaign
The Tunisian campaign began with an Allied amphibious landing near Sfax in eastern Tunisia on January 5, 1943, and an attack on German positions at Gafsa in west central Tunisia on March 17, 1943. -
Italy's Surrender
THis is when Italy Surrendered to the allied forces and leaving the axis of power. They then joined the allied forces in a chance to end the war. -
Dumbarton Oak Conference
laster till Oct. 7, 1944
The Dumbarton Oaks Conference constituted the 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. -
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Post- War occupation of Japan
After the defeat of Japan in World War II, the United States led the Allies in the occupation and rehabilitation of the Japanese state. Between 1945 and 1952, the U.S. occupying forces, led by General Douglas A. MacArthur, enacted widespread military, political, economic, and social reforms. -
Marshal Plan
was the American initiative to aid Europe and Asia, in which the United States gave $13 billion (approximately $160 billion in current dollar value) in economic support to help rebuild European economies after the end of World War II.