WWII General Info

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  • Skirmish between Japanese and Chinese troops

    Skirmish between Japanese and Chinese troops

    The Japanese government used it as a pretext to launch a full-scale invasion of China. Hoping to deliver a quick knockout punch, the Japanese furiously bombed Chinese cities and advanced with their better-equipped army.
  • QUARANTINE SPEECH

    QUARANTINE SPEECH

    Roosevelt advocated collective action to stop the epidemic aggression. But his hopes of igniting American sensibilities failed.
  • NEUTRALITY ACT OF 1937

    NEUTRALITY ACT OF 1937

    Limited the trade of even non-munitions to belligerent nations to a "CASH AND CARRY BASIS."
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    WWII

  • RAPE OF NANKING

    RAPE OF NANKING

    The brutalities prompted President Roosevelt to abandon cooperation with Congressional isolationists to pursue a more forceful approach against the Japanese.
  • Roosevelt urged Congressional leaders to repeal the arms embargo

    Roosevelt urged Congressional leaders to repeal the arms embargo

    Senators from both parties refused the request. Another bombshell crossed the Atlantic on August 24. Adolf Hitler and JOSEF STALIN agreed to put their mutual hatred aside.