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world war 2
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GERMANY INVADES POLAND
The German invasion of Poland was a primer on how Hitler intended to wage war--what would become the "blitzkrieg" strategy.
-France and especially Britain followed a foreign policy of appeasement.
September 1, 1939, Germany invaded Poland. The Polish army was defeated within weeks of the invasion. -
NEUTRAITY ACTS OF 1939
permitted belligerents to purchase war materials, provided that they paid cash and carried the goods away in their own ships. -
FALL OF FRANCE
- Belgium and the Netherlands and trap the Allied forces at Dunkirk.
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BATTLE OF BRITAIN
The Battle of Britain was a struggle between the German Luftwaffe and the British Royal Air force which raged over Britain between July and October 1940. -
SELECTIVE SERVICE ACT
- Selective service act required that men between the ages of 21 and 35 register with local draft boards.
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TRIPARTITE PACT
Three-way Pact or Tripartite Treaty(Axis Pact) was a pact signed in Berlin, Germany; pact was signed by representatives of Germany, Italy and Japan .
( all nations of the world be given each its own proper place, have decided to stand by and co-operate with one another ) -
LEND LEASE ACT
-Allowed the United States to support governments whose policies aligned with national interests
- Billion worth of supplies were shipped to allies all over the world.
-Great Britain and the Soviet Union received the bulk of the American made goods. -
ATLANTIC CHARTER
defined the Allied goals for the post-war world
drafted by the leaders of Britain and the United States, and later agreed to by all the Allies -
ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR
-It was a suprise attack by the japenese navy on the uinted states NAVAL BASE. -
UNITED STATES DECLARES WAR ON JAPAN
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt Declared war on japan ,because cause the bombing on the naval ships.
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WOMEN'S ARMY CORPS.
= Representative Edith Nourse Rogers of Massachusetts introduced a bill that would establish a women’s corps in the U.S. Army.( auxiliary unit)
