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Treat of Versailles
Germany didn’t follow the rules in the war and that led to the U.S. entering the war. Germany’s resumption of (having no limits, rules, or barriers) submarine war fighting in the spring of 1917 gave the final straw for U.S. politicians. On August 25, 1921, the Treaty between the US and Germany restore friendly relations existing between the two nations prior to the outbreak of war -
1929 Geneva Convention
The 1929 Geneva Convention was the Prisoners of War that stated that people who were captured were to receive all types of help. -
Nazi Soviet Non Aggression Pact
The pact was signed in August 23, 1939 in which the two countries the Soviet Union and Germany agreed to take no. The Soviet benefited because they had peace with Germany and was able to build up the soviet military. Germany also benefited because they would be able to invade Poland unopposed. June 22, 194. The pact was then broken because the Nazi's attack the Soviet Union two years late -
Appointment of Dwight Eisenhower as the Supreme Allied commander
In 1943, Rommel was put in charge of Atlantic, when he passed away on October 14, 1944, it gave the Allies a better chance at winning. -
Invasion of Egypt and the Battle of El Alamein
El Alamein:
Who: Erwin Rommel, Bernard Law Montgomery
What: Germany against British
Where: North Africa
Why: British wanted to destroy the axis force. Egypt:
Who: Italy and Germany vs Egypt and Britain
What: Italians marched into battle with Egypt to fight
Where: North Africa
Why: Italians fought because they wanted a quicker way to access Ethiopia. The invasion of Egypt was a cause to draw Americans in. -
Operation Torch
The Operation Torch included the Vichy France and Germany axis and U.S and British allies. The axis lost 1346 men and 1997 men were wounded. The allied lost about 479 men and about 720 wounded. -
Tunisia Campaign
The Tunisia campaign started in eastern Tunisia on January 5, 1943 and attacked German positions at Gafsa in west central Tunisia on March 17 1943. On February 4, 1943 the British Eighth Army was forced to cross the border from Libya to Tanisha on May 7th. Eventually the U.S. and British cut Germany from supply base because they felt like the Germans couldn’t be trusted. -
Rommel’s Command of the Axis Powers
Erwin Rommel was active during 1891-1944, and was a Veteran of WWI. After Hitler became Chancellor, he noticed Rommel skills. Hitler put Rommel in charge of the Africa Corps in 1941. Rommel became “famous” in North Africa, and was given the name “Desert Fox” by British soldiers. Rommel Rising was put in charge of the Atlantic Wall defenses in 1943, and Normandy beaches had scattered traps set by Rommel. Rommel commanded army group B on D-Day itself, on July 17th, 1944 Rommel was attacked and wou -
Italy Leaving the Axis Powers
Italy surrendered to the Allied Forces, Allied Forces invaded Italy on September 3, 1943. Italy couldn't fight back and many were wounded. -
Dumbarton Oaks Conference
The Dumbarton Oaks Conference created world peace after the end of World War II. The representaties that were in the meeting were the Soviet Union, Great Britain, the United States and China. -
Japanese Internment
The Executive Order 9066 was issued by President Franklin Roosevelt and it was the General Records of the U.S. It was argued on October 11-12, 1944 and was decided on December 18, 1944. During the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 was to acknowledge the fundamental injustice, apologize the people for the evacuation, and to provide for a public education. Also during the Proclamation 4417, the Japanese ancestry were removed from their homes and placed into special camps. -
Post-war occupation of Japan
• U.S. was attacked first
• War began when Japan hit
• Japan surrendered
• U.S. Helped restore Japan
• Used Allies to help reconstruct
• Restoration lead to peace
• War was ended=Japan surrendered
• United States led the allies
• Occupation and rehabilitation of Japan
• U.S. Government promised Japan a bilateral security pact
• Peace was made 1941
• War begun with bombing to Pearl Harbor
• Japan bombed Pearl Harbor
• War was declared U.S. Defeated Japan
• Post-war U.S. lead allies
• Occupat -
Marhsall Plan
The Marshall Plan is the recovery of Europe.