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Banned the sale of war supplies to warring nations, and said Americans traveling on ships of countries at war did so at their own risk.
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Renewed the Neutrality Act of 1935 until the following year, stopped Americans from loaning money to warring nations, but said nothing about civil wars, and selling oil or cars (companies including Studebaker sold a lot to Franco).
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The German military went back into Rhineland, going against the Treaty of Versailles.
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Prevented Americans from traveling on ships of warring nations, prevented merchant ships from transporting weapons to warring nations, and covered civil wars. Roosevelt was able to get the Cash and Carry policy added in.
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A speech given by FDR, in which he suggested economic pressure be used to isolate aggressive countries.
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Germany annexs Austria.
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Czechoslovakia capitulates to the Munich Agreement (Czechoslovakia played no part in the creation of the Agreement, and were quite backstabbed).
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Pogrom against Jewish people in Germany and Austria.
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Remains occupied until end of war.
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Agreement between Germany and USSR not to attack each other.
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The beginning of WWII.
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Long-running naval campaign between Great Britain and Germany. Runs until the defeated of Germany.
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Allowed our country to sell war supplies to nations involved in WWII, as long as they picked them up and paid immediately.
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Allowed cash-and-carry of weapons (with a license), repealed Neutrality Acts of 1935 and 1937, and prevented Americans form entering what FDR considered war zones.
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Allies trapped on the coast of France escape to Dover.
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Second Armistice at Compiègne signed following Allied loss at the Battle of France. Results in Occupied France and Vichy Government.
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Let Allied Powers borrow what they needed for war, they just needed to return the stuff later, or pay us back when they could.
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Agreement between FDR and Churchill not to acquire more land because of WWII.
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Causes the U.S. to join in WWII.
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Forced march of Filipino and American POWs by the Japanese. Thousands of Filipinos and hundreds of Americans died.
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Pacific battle in which the Japanese advance on Australia is stopped by aircraft carriers.
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Americans break the Japanese code and have a huge victory over teh Japanese. The first time since 1863 that the Japanese Navy was defeated.
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Battle between the USSR and Germany. Neither wanted surrender, so there were lots of casualities. After over five months, the USSR wins.
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Allied forces landed on the Normady coast and began attacking Germany on the Western Front.
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Largest naval battle of the war. Philipines are recaptured by the Allies and the Japanese Navy is no longer a big threat.
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Last German offensive, the Allies wer successful but many Americans died.
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Meeting between FDR, Churchill, and Stalin to discuss the reorganization of Europe once the war was over with.
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About a month-and-a-half long battle for control of the island of Iwo Jima. The Allies captured the island and used it to launch attacks on the Japanese mainland.
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Bloodiest battle in the Pacific, but Allies win in the end! Lasted till June.
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Meeting of U.S. and U.S.S.R. troops at the River Elbe.
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Victory in Europe! Germany surrenders!
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Meeting between Truman, Stalin, and Churhill (later Attlee) to discuss the postwar occupation of Germany. Resulted in split of Germany into four parts.
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First atomic bomb (Little Boy) dropped on Japan.
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Second atomic bomb (Fat Man) dropped on Japan.
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Victory over Japan! Japan signs surrender documents, official ending WWII.
