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Geneva Convention
the treatment of prisoners of war -
Neutrality Act
-passed by the US to prevent a second World War
-established they were neutral -
Nuremberg Laws
racist laws made by the Nazis -
Japan Invades China
Japan has no natural resources and invades china to get some -
Non Aggression Pact
Established between Hitler and Stalin to invade Poland equally -
USSR annexed the Baltic states
USSR invades Baltic states for power -
Blitzkrieg
Lightning fast war tactics used by Germany to insure a fast and swift victory -
War declared on Germany by Poland, France, GB
Hitler invades Poland and the Allies react with war against Germany -
Poland ceases to exist
Stalin Announces that the Polish government has fallen -
Cash and Carry
All goods bought in full cash for everything -
Hitler Invades France
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Hitler invades Denmark, Norway, Nethers, Belgium, Luxembourg
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luftwaffe and RAF Bombings
Britain and Germany bombing cities and homes cause tension between the two -
tripartite pact
this is a pact signed between Germany Italy and Japan for an alliance this raised much suspicion -
Hitler breaks pact with stalin
Non-aggression pact between Hitler and Stalin -
Lend- Lease Plan
US lending boats and supplies to britain -
Executive order 8802
Prohibited Racism in the nations defense industry -
US cut off trade with Japan
Japan Was becoming really aggressive and the US cut off trade and made them more upset -
Atlantic Carter
end of WW2
American and British goals -
Kristallnacht
The night of broken glass, used by the Nazis to kill and get rid of any non Superior races -
Pearl Harbor
Japan Attacks US naval fleet to cripple before war could be declared -
US declares WAR
Japan Attacks pearl harbor and angers off the US -
U Boat attacks
Germany U-boats sank everything in sight enraging everyone -
Executive order 9066
The US putting Japanese in interment camps -
Bataan
Most intense battle between japan and us with the Japanese invasion -
Island Hoping
Used by the US to take territories owned by Japan -
Midway
A decisive battle in the pacific for the Americans against japan and ended on June 7 1942 -
Stalingrad
The largest battle of ww2 -
El Alamon
A battle on the African front -
D-day
American, Canadian, British and remain French allies Storm the beaches of Normandy -
liberation of concentration camps
Germans putting minorities and POW in kill camps -
Battle of the Bulge
Germany last offensive on the western front and lasted till the 26 of Jan 1945 -
Korematsu Vs US
Chinese-American citizens response to the american exclusion act -
Yalta Conference
A conference held by the allies to discuss post war reorganization -
Iwo Jima
Major battle between US and Japan -
VE day
Victory day for the allies for total surrender of the axis powers -
Potsdam confrence
A conference held in Prince Wilhelm's home -
hiroshima
Bomb dropped on Japan by the US -
Nagasaki
2nd Bomb dropped on Japan by the US -
VJ day
Marks the end of ww2 and means victory in japan