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London Economic Conference
Roosevelt sent a bombshell message to the conference refusing any attempt to tie the American dollar to a gold standard. The conference dissolved with European delegates miffed at the lack of cooperation by the United States. -
Reciprocal Tariff Trade Agreement
This gave the president the power to negotiate bilateral and reciprocal trade agreements with other countries. -
Ethiopia invaded
Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini ordered the Italian army to invade Ethiopia. Italy rejected all arbitration offers before invading Ethiopia. -
Rhineland
Hitler marched troops into the Rhineland of Germany, directly violating the Treaty of Versailles. German military forces into Rhineland. -
Neutrality Act
It extended the 1935 Neutrality Act, and extended it to cover loans. It did not cover civil wars. This act prohibited the trade of war materials or credits to belligerents. -
Guernica
Pablo Picasso created this mural that depicts the slaughter of over 1,600 Spanish civilians by fascist forces. -
Rape of Nanking
The Imperial Japanese troops invaded China's capital which included mass murder and mass rape against the residents of Nanjing. -
Quarantine Speech
The brutalities prompted President Roosevelt to abandon cooperation with Congressional isolationists to pursue a more forceful approach against the Japanese. -
Skirmish
a skirmish between Chinese and Japanese troops broke out at the Marco Polo Bridge near Beijing. Japanese government used it as a pretext to launch a full-scale invasion of China. -
Pearl Harbor
A surprise strike by Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service. The Japanese bombers fired on the USS Nevada at Pearl Harbor.
