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Signed by the United States, France, the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Japan, and a number of other states. The pact renounced aggressive war, prohibiting the use of war as a use of national policy except in matters of self-defense.
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raised the already high american tarriff which affected numerous countries over seas.
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after the attack on pearl harbor by the japanese america joined together and entered the war.
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banned the sale of weapons to warring nations and warned american citizens to not sail on these nations ships.
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a ban on loans was added to the first act.
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japan invades china and starts the pacific events of ww2.
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made first two acts mandatory and that all trade be cash only.
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hitler no longer had to fear america and in a ruthless coup he seizes austria.
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signed between germany and russia, this agreement gave eastern poland to russia inorder to keep russia out of the war.
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hitler invades poland and this date is also considered the start of world war two.
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Hitler launched his blitzkrieg against Holland and Belgium. Rotterdam was completely bombed. Both countries were occupied
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Italy entered the war on the side of the Axis powers. Italy's motive for entering the war was the hope of getting rich from the spoils of war.
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japanese planes attacked pearl habor killing 2400 people and sank 8 battleships.
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roosevlt and winston churchill agree to fight until the axis powers fallnumerous other nations would later join in.
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the japanese are defeated by american troops at the midway islands.
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The Russians won their first victory against Germany at the Battle of Stalingrad
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Mussolini had been thrown out of office and the new government of Italy surrendered to the British and the USA. The Germans took control of the Italian army, freed Mussolini from imprisonment and set him up as head of a puppet government in Northern Italy. This blocked any further allied advance through Italy.
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the US drops the first atomic bomb on hiroshima killing tens of thousands of people.
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Germany launched its final defensive through the Ardennes region of Belgium. However, they were beaten back by the allies.
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Franklin roosevelt dies leaving truman to run the country.
