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International agreement to not use war to resolve conflicts, sponsored by France and the United States.
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Japan involved Manchuria and established puppet state, Manchukuo, that lasts until the end of WW2.
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Changed Inauguration day to January
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Elected 32nd president
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Repealed the 18th Amendment ending the increasingly unpopular nationwide prohibition of alcohol.
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Established a system of old-age benefits for workers, benefits for victims of industrial accidents, unemployment insurance, aid for dependent mothers and children, the blind, and the physically handicapped.
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Violating the terms of the Treaty of Versailles, German forces invaded Rhineland.
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To protect their interests in the railroad and the Kwantung Leased territory.
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Addition to Neutrality Act: Warning nations can only purchase non-military gods from the U.S., and can only do so by paying cash and shipping their purchases to themselves.
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Warned the dangers of the Japanese actions at Pearl Harbor, argued that aggressors should be "quarantined" by the international co,,unity to prevent the contagion of war from spreading.
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Japanese aviators bombed and sank the U.S. gunboat Panay. Japan claimed it was an accident, but the U.S. chose to overlook the attack to maintain U.S.-Japan relations.
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German troops march into Austria to annex the German-speaking nation for the Third Reich. In early 1938, Austrian Nazis conspired for the 2nd time in 4 years to seize the Austrian government by force and untie their nation with Nazi Germany.
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First act in the U.S. prescribing nationwaide compulsory federal regulation of wages and hours.
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Stalin signed a non-aggression pact with Hitler, freeing the Germans, for the moment, from the danger of a 2-front war.
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Ended Sep 2, 1945
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After Germany's invasion of Czechoslovakia, the French and British agreed to accept Germany's demands in return for Hitler's promise to expand no further.
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It included a failure of leadership, both at the military and the political level. The army of France was not poorly led but had been equipped with inferior arms and equipment.
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Established Axis Powers. Japan recognizes Italy and Germay establishment of new world order in Europe, they recognize Japan's establishment of new world order in Eastern Asia, assist each other, and share technological advancements, agree it does not affect relationship with USSR, lasts 10 years.
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Sets up post war goals for allies including no territory changes forced on populations, return of self government, reduced trade restrictions.
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Japanese Air raid on U.S. naval base, led to the call for war.