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Treaty of Versailles
1919- This agreement signed after WWI placed an inordinate amount of financial burden upon Germany. It was developed out of President Wilson’s Fourteen Points. -
The Washington Naval Conference
1921- This conference between major national powers was organized for disarmament, and led to uneven proportions amongst the leading Naval powers of Britain, the US, and Japan. -
The Kellogg-Briand Pact
1928- 62 nations signed this agreement. -
Manchuria
1931- One of the axis powers set up a puppet state. -
Adolf Hitler's rise to power
1933- The appointment of a leader, the beginning of a culture revolution in Germany. -
Neutrality
1935-1939 - A series of foreign policy decisions signed into law by FDR. -
Italo-Ethiopian War
1935 - In this year one of the emerging Axis powers invaded a sovereign state in Africa. -
Recession
1936- this event in the US was like a referendum on the New Deal. What followed was the Roosevelt Recession in 1937. -
Japan invades China
1937- One of the Axis powers declares war on a major country in Asia. -
Munich Conference
1938- Conference in South Germany in which delegates of France, Britain, Germany, and Italy permitted territorial expansion. -
Holocaust
1938- This event marked the advancement of violence and oppression against people in specific religious, and social categories in Germany. -
World War II
1939- This event meant the outbreak of total war in Europe. -
Surrender of France
1940- This event led to the surrender of a major western power. -
The Blitz
1940- Britain is victorious in the air. The London air raids begin. -
Fireside Chat
1940- FDR addressed the nation. -
Lend-Lease Act
1941 - Signed by FDR, for the benefit of Britain. -
Blitzkreig
1941- This German offensive marked the opening of the Eastern front in Europe. -
Civil Rights Movement
1941-1942- A. Philip Randolph commenced these Civil Rights protests. -
The Atlantic Charter
1941- A joint declaration of the US and Britain. -
Pearl Harbor
1941- This surprise attack marked official US entry into the war. -
Freedom of Movement
1942 - Edict limiting the freedom of citizens on the basis of ethnicity. -
Executive Order 9066
1942 - Edict limiting the freedom of citizens on the basis of ethnicity. -
Operation Ichi-go
1942- This month marked the end of what major Japanese Army offensive? -
Battle Of Midway
1942- This massive naval battle was a definitive turning point in the Pacific war. -
The Bracero Program
1942- A migration of laborers into the US. -
The War in The Pacific
1943- This battle commenced US “island hopping”. -
Operations Vulcan and Strike
1943- Operation Vulcan marked the closing of this major geographical theater of combat. -
ENIAC
1943- A team of engineers at the University of Pennsylvania began working to build a computing device. -
Sicily
1943- The invasion of this Mediterranean island marked the opening of a new major offensive in Europe. -
Battle of Normandy
1944- The invasion of Normandy. -
Formosa Air Battle
1944 - The definitive defeat of the Japanese Navy. -
Operation Autumn Mist
1944- Germany’s last major offensive. -
The Yalta Conference
1945- Here, the Allied representatives discussed the post war world, and the partitioning of Germany. -
Medal of Honor
1945- “Uncommon Valor was a common virtue” - Adm. Chester Nimitz -
Winston Churchill
1945- The free world mourned the loss of a major leader. -
German Instrument of Surrender
1945 - Germany surrendered. -
Battle for Okinawa
1945- The bloodiest battle of the Pacific War. -
Potsdam Conference
1945- A major Allied meeting in Germany. -
Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
1945- Two events to force Japan to capitulate. -
Japan's official surrender
1945- Japan surrendered.