WWII

Nuremberg Laws

Sep 15, 1935

• Raised tensions in Germany towards the Jewish population
• Discovery of these laws raised tensions between the US and Germany

Cash and Carry

Jan 1, 1937

• lowered tensions with warring countries by allowing them to trade except for arms
• only set to lower tensions for two years, however (date set to 1st to display month)

Japan Invades China

Jul 7, 1937

• Raised tensions between Japan and China
• Raised tensions between US and Japan because China was a US ally

Kristallnacht

Nov 9, 1938

• Raised tensions within Germany
• Raised suspicion worldwide about Germany

Nonaggression Pact

Aug 22, 1939

• Raised tensions worldwide by raising suspicion
• Raised wartime tensions as this was a part of Hitler’s strategy

Blitzkrieg

Sep 1, 1939

• raised tensions in Europe by invading Poland using this strategy
• the strategy itself caused great fear and tension in Europe (date set as the 1st to display month)

Poland Ceases to Exist

Sep 1, 1939

• Germany’s invasion of Poland caused Britain to bomb Germany
• Raised tensions that directly led into WWII

War Declared on Germany by Poland, Britain, and France

Sep 3, 1939

• Tensions rise as war is declared
• Tensions remain continually build until 1940

Neutrality Act of 1939

Nov 1, 1939

• lowered tensions slightly by ending “Cash and Carry”
• American ships still barred from docking in wartime ports (date set to 1st to display month)

Hitler Invades Denmark, Norway, Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg

Apr 9, 1940

• Took control over governments by force
• Raised tensions throughout Eastern Europe

Hitler Invades France

May 10, 1940

• Raised tensions between France and Germany
• Raised tensions worldwide against Germany

USSR Annexation of Baltic States

Jun 15, 1940

• During invasion, shots exchanged between soldiers
• This raised tensions between Russia and Latvia

Luftwaffe and RAF Bombings

Jul 1, 1940

• Head of tensions between Britain and Germany
• Luftwaffe was the German air force (date set to 1st to display month)

Selective Training Service

Sep 16, 1940

• First peacetime military draft in US history
• Caused tensions to rise as declaration of war seemed imminent

Tripartite Pact

Sep 27, 1940

• lessened tensions between Eastern European powers (aside Germany)
• raised tensions with Germany

Lend-Lease Plan

Jan 10, 1941

• Put the US on good terms with Britain
• Raised tensions with Axis Powers

Hitler Breaks Stalin Agreement

Jun 22, 1941

• pact of non-aggression between Germany and Russia raised tensions worldwide as it was out of left field
• when broken, it thrust Germany into a two-front war

Executive Order #8802

Jun 25, 1941

• raised tensions in the US domestically
• this could cause the US to be more tense with Europe

US Cuts Trade with Japan

Jul 26, 1941

• in retaliation to occupation of Indochina
• raised tensions between US and Japan

Atlantic Charter

Aug 14, 1941

• Britain attempted to convince the US to join the war unsuccessfully
• Created the US-Britain alliance, which lowered tensions between the two countries

Attack on Pearl Harbor

Dec 7, 1941

• skyrocketed tensions between Japan and US
• caused the US to enter WWII

US Declares War

Dec 8, 1941

• caused by Japanese tensions with US
• Tensions with Germany come to a head

U-Boat Attacks

Jan 13, 1942

• German U-Boat attacks begin
• Raise tensions worldwide as innocents were being killed

Executive Order #9066

Feb 19, 1942

• used to discriminate against the western coast Japanese American population
• raised tensions between US and Japan because of the discrimination

Bataan Death March

Apr 9, 1942

• Forced march of Filipinos by Japanese
• Increased tensions with Japan

Battle of Midway

Jun 4, 1942

• Shortly after the tensions caused by Pearl Harbor
• Decisive US victory

Island Hopping

Aug 1, 1942

• Strategy used to get military bases in the Pacific
• Raised tensions between US and Japan (date set to 1st to display month)

Battle of Stalingrad

Aug 23, 1942

• One of the longest battles in modern day war
• Turning point in favor of Allies

Battle of El Alamein

Oct 23, 1942

• most important battle of the North African leg of the war
• Axis victory

D-Day

May 6, 1944

• Liberation of Western Europe
• Turning point in favor of the Allies

Liberation of Concentration Camps

Jul 1, 1944

• Lowered tensions in Europe
• A sign of imminent Nazi defeat (date set to 1st to display month)

Battle of the Bulge

Dec 16, 1944

• Last Western offensive by Hitler
• Turning point in Allies favor

Korematsu v. US

Dec 18, 1944

• Raised racial tensions within US
• Raised tensions with Japan as Japanese-Americans were being discriminated against

Yalta Conference

Feb 4, 1945

• Held to plan defeat of Germany
• Raised tensions with Germany

Battle of Iwo Jima

Feb 19, 1945

• US invades Pacific Islands
• Tensions between US and Japan at a head

VE Day

May 8, 1945

• Celebration of victory
• symbolizes lower tensions

Potsdam Conference

Jul 17, 1945

• Meeting to discuss outcome of WWII
• Lowered tensions in Europe

Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima

Aug 6, 1945

• Forced Japan to surrender 9 days later
• Raised tensions because Japan did not immediately surrender

Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki

Aug 9, 1945

• added onto the devastation and tension between the US and Japan
• led to drop of tensions however, with surrender

VJ Day

Aug 15, 1945

• lowered wartime tensions between the US and Japan formally
• raised post-war tensions

Geneva Convention

Aug 12, 1949

• lowered tensions by outlining human rights
• countries came together and agreed for once