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Any of the Nations that were at war were allowed to buy goods from the US if they provided cash upfront. And they must have their own ships to carry their things out. This is important to history because
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When Germany invaded Poland it led to France and Britain declaring war on Germany. Germany used a strategy of blitzkerg then they immediately invaded France and launched very bad air raids on Britain. This is important to history because FDR thought to have Neutrality Acts edit response to German aggression.
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When Japan invaded Manchuria it started aggression against China and Indochina. Japan intentions was to come up with a Japanese sphere of economic domination because they wanted to solve the problems through expansion. This was important to history because the Japanese Aggression ended up with the U.S. putting an official ban on gas and iron. Japan felt as if these embargoes were threats towards them.
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Britain and France both came to an agreement that they were going to allow Hitler to take more land as a swipe for Hitlers agreement to not take no more land after that concession. But Hitler came up with an idea to break the Pact less than 6 months later so he could keep taking land, while ending Europeans policy of appeasement. This is important to history because it soon led France and Britain to declaring war on Germany.
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This was known as the "night of broken glass". There were many Nazis in Germany that torched synagogues, vandalized Jewish homes and schools which killed close to 100 Jews. This is important to history because many people were killed and nobody had intentions on stopping them.
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This Act stopped the U.S from proceeding into war. They prohibited the sale of arms or giving out money to any country. This is important to history because they helped the U.S remain out.
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There were many African Americans that were served in segregated units. They faced so much discrimination during their training all because of the color of their skin. This is important to history because racial discrimination was going and could be prevented in the nations defense.
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The broad statement of U.S and British aims endorsed self determination and also an international system of general security. FDRs commitment was showed to rival German and Japanese aggression. This is important to history because way before the U.S came into the war, the Navy was already hooked up in protecting shipments of Lend Lease goods to the Allies.
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Lend-Lease Act is the act when Congress gave approval for FDR to sell, exchange lease, and lend to different governments. FDR thought this idea was "necessary in the interest of the defense of the United States". This is important to history because the U.S became the lineup of democracy.
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It was this surprise attack that was launched by the Japanese against the Pearl Harbor naval base. Japan planned this attack because they wasn't happy with the U.S putting official bans on gas and iron. 2400 Americans died and 1300 were wounded. This is important to history because it killed many people and started a bunch of problems because after FDR gave his speech and received a declaration of war on Japan, Germany decides to declare war on the U.S.
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The Executive Order 9066 was issued by FDR. It allowed the internment of Americans of Japanese descent and residents aliens from Japan. This is important to history because many people went from having nothing because residents of Japan and Americans of Japanese descent had to give up and sell their property and report for deportation to camps in inland deserts.
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There was a strategy the U.S used called island hopping. They were using this strategy to get close enough to the Japanese home islands so they could let off air attacks. This led to the Battle of Midway. This is important to history because it stopped the Japanese advance and put them on the defensive front.
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The operation Torch was when the invasion of North Africa was launched to free the Mediterranean sea from German control and make sure the oil fields were protected in the middle east. This is important to history because American and British landings in Italy was able to open up another front but still made a way to delay direct attack on Germany.
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It provided the long awaited western front. During this time Germany was only engaged on 3 fronts. This is important to history because it was the turning point in WWII.
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This battle was the last German offensive but the beginning of the end for the Nazis. The American, British, and French marched together towards Berlin from the West after the Battle of the Bulge. Soviets were marching from the East. This is important to history because this lead to post war division of Berlin and Germany and Cold War tension
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There was this man name Fred Korematsu, he was a Japanese American who did not want to leave his home per the Executive Order. He once took his case to the Supreme Court because he felt as if the interment violated his constitutional rights. This is important to history because his case led to the Supreme Court.
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FDR, Stalin, and Churchill all met up so they could plan a strategy and sooner or later post their war plans. There plan was to beat Europe. This is important to history because of the post war European plans.
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Truman made up his mind that he wanted to drop many atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. He wanted to do this because he wanted to prevent the necessity for landing and fighting on the home lands of Japanese. This is important because it brought WWII to an end.
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Nuremberg War Crimes Trails established the precedent many individuals were responsible for their own actions and there was trails in the future on war crimes. This is important to history because the precedents that was set by Nuremberg Trails did not bring an end to genocide, all throughout the world.
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The Truman Doctrine pledged to contain communism in Europe and was the first to apply when the United States supplied military and financial aid to Greece and Turkey. This is important to history because there pledge contained communism.
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The Marshall Plan offered financial aid to promote economic rebuilding. This is important because they were promoting to stop the fall of European countries to communism.
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Israel was established in 1948. When Israel was established the U.S supported self-determination of the Jews with the creation of the Jewish state. This is important to history because it breaks down the impact of the German war.
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The first cold war was won by the U.S with the Berlin Airlift. The Berlin Airlift supplied the people that lived in Berlin with food, water, and other things they needed via air drop. This is important to history because it provided the people of berlin needs through air drop
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NATO established a military alliance that was aimed towards the Soviet Union once the year 1955 hit the Warsaw Pact. This is important to history because the military alliance of Eastern Europeans nations against the NATO and they established a military alliance.
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With the Soviet Union testing the atomic bomb it allowed the U.S to up the development of the hydrogen bomb. And they wanted to begin the nuclear arms race. This is important to history because it started the nuclear arms race.
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In the year of 1950s the communist North Korea invaded South Korea. According to the Truman administration they believed the invasion had been orchestrated by the Soviet Union and quickly made the United Nations take action. This is important to history because the United Nation wanted to protect South Korea.
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Eisenhower intervened in Suez crisis in the year of 1956. And extended containment to the middle East/ Once Egypt nationalized it, Israel troops were push into Egypt towards Suez Canal. This is important to history because they extended containment to the middle east.
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The U.S congress passed the National Defense Education Act to promote science and math skills and many more things. The fears were raised by the arms race. This is important to history because it started the space race.
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The National Defense Education Act passed as a result of the launch of Sputnik. They promoted science and other skills. This is important to history because this made a way for his to get into space.
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The Berlin wall was there to divide Europe and keep people out the eastern bloc. It became a sign of the cold war. This is important to history because it was used as a sign for the cold war.
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The U.S supported Afghan resistance movement. The Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan on Dec 24, 1979 to prop up friendly government. But then the Soviets withdrew. This is important to history because the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan just to prop up friendly gov.
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The Fall of Berlin Wall in 1989 was the end of Cold War. The wall separated East and West Germany. This is important to history because it ended the Cold War.