PRE-WWII TIMELINE
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FDR DECLARES THE GOOD NEIGHBOR
POLICY TOWARDS LATIN AMERICA
The U.S. sought to unify the Western
Hemisphere by strengthening its
relationship with South and Latin America.HITLER BECOMES THE GERMAN CHANCELLOR
The Nazi party gained popularity in Germany
and Hitler was appointed chancellor. He
immediately begins his plan to strengthen
Germany and regain their power from before
WWI.TYDINGS-MCDUFFLE ACT
FDR wanted to focus on internal affairs and
keep out of Eurasia’s political strife. Since the
Philippines was in Asia, FDR decided to grant
them their independence after a ten year
period.RECIPROCAL TRADE AGREEMENTS ACT
This act gave FDR the power to change tariff
rates and negotiate trade agreements
without approval from Congress. With this
authority, FDR was able to accelerate his
plans to restore the US’s economy.NUREMBURG LAWS
A set of Nazi laws that discriminated against
the Jewish. These laws provided the
framework for the later systematic
persecution of Jews.U.S. NEUTRALITY ACT OF 1935
This act, along with the 3 other Neutrality
Acts of the 1930s, were passed to limit U.S.
involvement in future wars. These acts mostly
achieved this by restricting loans and trade to
nations in war.THE GREAT PURGE / THE GREAT TERROR
After Stalin rose to power in the Soviet Union,
he felt threatened by the Bolsheviks and
Lenin’s former reign and decided to silence
his enemies. During this period, he sentenced
around a million “traitors” to death.GERMANY INVADES THE RHINELAND
Hitler began his plan to strengthen Germany
by violating the terms of the Treaty of
Versailles and ordering German troops to
march into demilitarized Rhineland. This
marked the beginning of his campaign as he
went on to invade other European territories.PANAY INCIDENT
A Japanese attack on the American gunboat
Panay in Nanking, China. This event nearly
caused a declaration of war from the U.S.JAPAN INVADES CHINA
This event marks the beginning of the Second
Sino-Japanese War. The Japanese were
primarily motivated by potential territorial
gain.HITLER SEIZES AUSTRIA
German troops marched into Austria to force
them to unit with the Nazi government.
Austrian chancellor Schuschnigg caved under
pressure from Hitler and the Nazis were able
to annex Austria without much bloodshed.THE MUNICH CONFERENCE
Hitler continued his campaign to seize more
European territories and was fixated on
annexing Sudetenland, which had a
substantial German population. In order to
avoid a repeat of WWI, the other European
leaders yielded to Hitler’s demands and he
was allowed to take all predominantly
German territory in Czechoslovakia.HITLER SEIZES ALL OF CZECHOSLOVAKIA
Instead of annexing solely the Sudetenland,
as agreed upon at the Munich Conference,
Hitler seized all of Czechoslovakia. This action
proved that Hitler had been blatantly lying
and drew the end of appeasement as a
result.WWII BEGINS IN EUROPE WITH HITLER'S INVASION OF POLAND
Hitler used the ‘blitzkrieg’ strategy of waging
war to take over Poland, which he justified by
Lebensraum. Russia also invaded Poland, as
Russia and Germany’s Molotov-Ribbentrop
Pact said that the two countries would attack
Poland together and split the land. This
action finally prompted Britain and France to
declare war on Nazi Germany.HITLER ATTACKS THE SOVIET UNION (OPERATION BARBAROSSA)
This was the surprise Nazi invasion of the
Soviet Union, its own ally during the invasion
of Poland. The attack was initially very
effective and surprising to the Soviets despite
warnings from the Allied countries.JAPAN ATTACKS PEARL HARBOR
Tensions between the US and Japan slowly
built up over the course of WWI as the US
tried to stop Japan from expanding. This
eventually prompted Japan to bomb Pearl
Harbor, where the US had set up its main
Pacific naval base. However, Japan failed in
destroying oil tanks, ammunition sites, repair
facilities, and aircraft carriers.Periodi
FALL OF FRANCE / BATTLE OF FRANCE
After just six weeks of battle, France
surrendered to Germany after suffering
heavy losses from Germany’s effective war
tactics. After France’s sudden defeat, Britain
was in a disadvantageous position, since they
were left alone to combat German in Europe.BATTLE OF BRITAIN
This battle took place between the respective
air forces of Britain and Germany, which was
the first time in history where a battle was
fought solely in air. Although Britain lost
France as an ally, they were supported by
other countries, so that a quarter of their
pilots came from foreign countries. They
were able to significantly weaken German
forces and gave Hitler his first major defeat.SPANISH CIVIL WAR
The Spanish Civil War broke out when General Francisco
Franco rallied military officers to overthrow the
Republican government. Franco’s supporters, the
Nationalists, were afraid that the Republican government
would lead to the spread of Marxism. They adopted
fascist ideas and Germany and Italy supported Franco as
they rebelled against the Republic, which was aided by
the USSR. The Republicans eventually surrendered and
Franco declared hims
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