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Weimar Republic Established in Germany
This was the name given to the semi-presidental democracy of Germany to replace the imperial form of government. -
Five Power Treaty
This was a treaty among the major nations that had one WWll to prevent an arms race by limiting naval construction. -
Washington Conference
This was a conference to discuss limitations on the Pacific. -
Washington Naval Conference
This was a conference held by the United States to work out affairs in the Pacific. -
Four Power Treaty
This was a treaty signed by the US, UK, France, and Japan to respect the Pacific holdings by the other countries and not to seek other territorial advances. -
Nine Power Treaty
This affirmed the sovereignty and territory of China. -
Joseph Stalin became the Leader of the USSR
This was when Stalin was first introduced into the Soviet government and he quickly madeh his way up the political ladder to become leader of the USSR. -
Dawes Plan
This was a plan to resolve conflicts after World War l. -
Adolf Hitler Wrote Mein Kampf
This was book in which Hitler outlined his political idealogy and future plans for Germany. -
Benito Mussolini Bacame the Leader of Italy
Benito Mussolini took his place in office as the Leader of Italy and Duce of Fascism. -
Hirohito Became the Emperor of Japan
Hirochite became the leader of Japan and would eventually enter the war alongside the Germans and Italians. -
Kellogg-Briand Pact Signed
This was an agreement to outlaw war. -
The Stock Market Crash in the US
Over the span of a few days, the soaring US stock market crashed and spurred the US into the Great Depression. -
Good Neighbor Policy
This was Roosevelt's foreign policy act to non-intervention in Latin America. -
Japan Invaded Manchuria
The Kwantung Army of the Empire Japan invaded Manchuria to annex. -
Stimson Doctorine
This was the non-recogniton of internation territorial changes executed by force. -
FDR Became President of the US
Roosevelt defeated Herbert Hoover for the presidency. -
The New Deal Started
Roosevelt's New Deal was signed into law in 1933 as a way for the US to recover out of the Great Depression. -
U.S. Formally Recognized the Soviet Union
FDR formally recognized the USSR and negotiated a trade agreement between the two nations. -
The Holocaust Begins
Hitler began his campaign against the Jews, who would eventually face extreme prejudice and annihiliation. -
Adolf Hitler Became Chancellor of Germany
Hitler was elected Chancellor of Germany by the frustrated and poor Germans. -
London Economic Conference
The purpose of this conference was to determine how to fight global depression, revive trade, and establish currency rates. -
Pan-American Conference
The US promises not the intervine in Latin America. -
Tydings-McDuffie Act
This was the US granted the Phillipines self-government and independence from the US. -
Reciprocal Trade Agreement
This was a tariff agreement between the United States and other nations. -
Italy Invaded Ethiopia
This was when the Kingdom of Italy sucessfully invaded the forces of the Ethiopian Emipre. -
Adolf Hitler Defied the Treaty of Versailles
Hitler built up an army and took back the Rhineland. -
Germany Reoccupied the Rhineland
Hitler violated the Treaty of Versailles by taking back the Rhineland, given to France in the treaty. -
Francisco Franco Led a Fascist Revolt in Spain
Franco, who became leader of the Nationalists, led this revolt and it lead to the Spanish Civil War. -
Rome-Berlin Axis
This was an agreement to link the two Fascist countries of Italy and Germany. -
Japan Invaded China
This was a military conflict between the Kingdom of Japan and Rupublic of China, in which China won to keep it's independence. -
Quarantine Speech
This was a speech given by Roosevelt that called for a "quarantine of agressive nations" as a solution to US neutrality. -
Rape of Nanking
This was an episode of mass murder and rape by Japanese troops against Nanking. -
Anschluss
The annexation of Austria into Nazi German. -
Hitler Hosts the Munich Conference
The purpose of this conference was to decide how Germany would control the Sudetenland. -
Adolf Hitler took the Sudetenland
The Sudentenland became part of Nazi Germany. -
Kristallnacht
This was a series of anti-Jew attacks done in Nazi Germany and Austra. -
Neutrality Acts
These sought to protect US neutrality and increased isolationism. -
Hitler Took Czechoslovakia
Hitler conquered the remainder of Czechoslovakia after the Anschluss of Austra. -
Nazi-Soviet Pact Signed
Representitives from Germany and the USSR met to agree to not attack each other. -
Sitzkrieg Began
This was known as the "sitting war" because Britian and France proclaimed war on Germany, but had no forced attacks. -
Auschwitz Death Camp Opened
Auschwitz opened to Polish prisoners and became a major site of the Final Solution. -
Germany Invades Poland (Blitzkreg)
The Germans invaded Poland using a technique called Blitzkreg, or Lightening War, -
Winston Churchill Became the Prime Minister of Great Britian
Churchill became Prime Minister of Great Britian and also became one of the Big Three alongside the US and USSR. -
Allies Evacuate Dunkirk
This was a necessitiy since many Allied soldiers were surrounded and cut off by German soldiers during the battle of Dunkirk. -
Vichy Government Established in France
This was France under the regime of Marshal Philippe Pétain. -
Battle of Britain
This was the name given to the air campaign by the German Luftwaffe against the UK. -
Destroyers for Bases Deal
Fifty US destroyers were given to the UK in exchange for British land bases and rights. -
Triparite Pact Signed
This established the Axis powers - Germany, Italy, and Japan. -
Election of 1940
This was FDR's third election, and he won against Wendell Willkie. -
Adolf Hitler became the Leader of the Nazi Party
Hitler joined the Nazi Party and quickly became leader. -
Four Freedoms
The four freedoms, outlined by FDR, were freedom of speech, worship,from fear, and from want. -
Lend-Lease Act
This was a means of providing miliarty aid to nations during WWll. -
Operation Barbarosa
This was Germany's unsucessful invasion of the Soviet Union. -
Atlantic Charter
The policy defined the post-war goals for the Allies. -
Office of Price Administration
The purpose of the OPA were to control money and rents during WWll. -
Shoot-on-Sight Orders
Roosevelt ordered the US Navy to shoot German or Italian ships on sight. -
Japanese Attacked Pearl Harbor
The Japanese air force attacked Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, and this lead to the US involvment in WWll. -
The U.S Declared War on Japan
The U.S. declared war on Japan in response to Pearl Harbor. -
Double V
This was mentioned in a letter and meant "Double victories ", one against the Axis powers and another agaisnt racism. -
Nisei were Interned in Relocation Centers in the US
Japanese citzens were forced into concentration camps and oversaw by American officials. -
War Production Board
This was an agency to supervise war production. -
Rosie the Riveter
She was a cultural symbol to inspire feminism and women's power in the economy. -
MacArthur's "I Shall Return" Speech
MacArthur promised to return to the Philipines after being kicked out. -
Bataan Death March
This was the forceful transfer of US and Flipinno prisoners of war to Camp O'Donnell by the Japanese. -
Doolittle Raids Over Japan
This was the first air raid to strike the Japanese islands. -
Battle of the Coral Sea
This was a major naval battle fought between the Japanese and the US and Australia, and was the first time aircraft carriers were fought against each other. -
Battle of Midway
The United States Navy defeated a Japanese attack, which significantly damaged the Japanese fleet. -
Battle of El Alamein
These two battles (Both in the year 1942) were fought between the UK and Egypt. -
Battle of Guadalcanal
This was the first major offensive battle against Japan. -
Manhattan Project Began
This was an organization to reasearch and develop atomic bombs. -
Battle of Stalingrad
Nazi Germany invaded the USSR, it's supposed ally, and lost. -
Operation Torch
This was the British invasion of North Africa. -
Casablanca Conference
This was a conference to plan out the Allied stragegy for the next part of the war. -
Smith-Connally Anti-Stike Act
This act allowed for the US government to operate companies or factories under the threat of strike. -
Allies Landed in Sicily
The Allies step foot in Sicily and begin their long trek up to Northern Italy and into Germany. -
Hitler Enacted the Final Solution
The Final Solution was the Nazi term for the annihilate the Jewish population. -
Island Hopping Campaign
The Allies used this technique to "hop" from island to island, conquer it, and then proceed to the Japanese mainland. -
Tehran Conference
At this conference, the Big Three decided to open up a Second front from the West. -
Operation Overload (D Day)
This was an invasion of Normandy by the Allies to slowly creep up on Germany. -
General Macarthur Returned to the Philipines
The General keeps his promise and returns to the Philipines after he was forced to flee. -
FDR 4th Term
Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected for a fourth term. -
Battle of the Bulge
This was a German campaign fought through Belguim, France, and Luxembourg. -
Cost-Plus System
This system was when the governemt paid a company whatever the cost of their product was, plus a percentage of profit. -
Kamikaze Pilots First Appear in the Pacific
The Kamikaze were a last hope for hte Japanese, who's more experienced pilots had already died. -
Yalta Conference
The purpose of this meeting was to discuss how to mange the nation of War-torn Europe. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
In this battle, the US captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Japanese. -
Battle of Okinawa
This was an invasion by the US to take the island of Okinawa to use as an air base to take down Japan. -
Mussolini was Exectuted
Mussolini and his mistress, as well as 15 others, were shot as they tried to escape to Spain. -
Hitler Commited Suicide
Adolf Hitler commited suicide along with his wife of two days to prevent being at the hands of the Allies. -
Germany Surrendered
This was when the Germans surrenedered to the Eastern front. -
V-E Day
This was the holiday called Victory in Europe Day, to celebrate the Axis unconditional surrender. -
United Nations Charter
This was the foundation treaty for the United Nations. -
Potsdam Conference
The major Allied powers got together to decide what to do with war-ravenged Germany. -
V-J Day
This was the day that Japan surrendered. -
Atomic Bomb Dropped of Hiroshima
The US dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima to push them to surrender. -
Atomic Bomb Dropped on Nagasaki
An atomic bomb was dropped on the Japanese city of Nagasaki to pressure them into surrendering to the Allies and to stop the war. -
Japan Surendered
The Japanese formally surrendered on a US Battleship in Tokyo Bay. -
Nuremberg Trials
These were the trials used to prosecute prominant Nazi leaders for their role in the war.
