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Mussolini
Took over italy -
Stalin
Stalin took control of russia -
Hitler
Hitler rose to power on this date -
Nuremburg
New laws which excluded german jews from citizenship and prohibited them from marrying german blood -
Axis Powers
The Axis powers (Germany,Italy and Japan) stopped persuing diplomatic efforts and switched to expansive efforts -
Munich Pact
the purpose of the munich pact was to discuss the future of the Sudetenland -
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WWII time span
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Neutrality act of 1939
November 4 the Neutrality Act of 1939 was passed allowing for arms trade with Great Britain and France -
Holocaust
Hitler wanted all jews out of germany but ran into diffuculties so resorted to exterminating them -
Lend-Lease Act
Congress authorized the sale, transfer, or exchange of arms and supplies to any country whose defense the president deems necessary to the defense of the United States. -
Executive Order 8802
Published by Franklin D Roosevelt to try and stop racial discrimination -
Pearl Harbor
Japan attacked a major port in hawaii sinking three US ships USS Arizona, USS Oklahoma and USS Utah. -
Allied Powers
the Soviet Union perforce joined the Allies in June 1941 after being invaded by Germany. The United States provided war materiel and money all along, and officially joined in December 1941 after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. India, the Netherlands, and Yugoslavia as well as Free France; there were numerous others. Together they called themselves the "United Nations" and in 1945 created the modern UN. It was fully formed on december 8 1941 where United States joined -
Harry S. Truman
Date he became president -
Dwight Eisenhower
This is when he became president
