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Japan looking to expand and increase it's supply of natural resources invades Manchuria and establishes a puppet government (in violation of the League of Nations)

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Stimson Doctrine
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It was concluded that the main reason the U.S. entered WWI was to satisfy bankers and arms dealers.

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Italy invaded and conquered the nation of Ethiopia

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Allows the president to forbid all arms and shipments and to forbid U.S. citizens from traveling to countries in war.

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Forbid providing loans and credits to countries in war.

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Germany marched troops into the neutral and demilitarized plot of land

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Forbade the shipment of arms to the opposing side of the civil war in Spain.

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Japan and China begin a full scale war as Japanese forces invade their weaker neighbor. The US Gunboat Panay was bombed and sunk in China by the Japanese, however the Japanese issued and apology that was quickly accepted by the US Government

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When Japan invaded China, Roosevelt tested the public opinion by giving a speech suggesting that the Democratic countries should act together to quarantine the aggressive nations like Japan and Germany. This was meet with negative feelings from the public as a majority of the public was still isolationist. Roosevelt dropped the idea

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Germany and Hitler believed that this land in Czechoslovakia belonged to them and invaded it. The British Prime minister and the French President meet with Hitler and Mussolini in Munich. It was agreed that Hitler could keep the Sudetenland as long as they stop their expansion

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Hitler broke the Munich Agreement by sending troops to occupy all of Czechoslovakia.

This was the first sign of a possible war occurring from Hitler's refusal to appeal to previously instated international treaties.

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Stalin and Hitler agree to a nonaggression pact.

Britain and France promised to defend Poland if invaded and assumed the Russian communist leader would oppose Hitler as well. To their shock, they agreed although it was a secret agreement between Stalin and Hitler to divide Poland between them.

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The US sold ships and arms to Britain for money instead of loaning ships.

This was a way for the US to appear neutral by not deploying troops but it heavily favored the allied forces (British and French) economically.

The British and French came to the US, bought ships with cash, and brought them back

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German tanks and planes initiated a full scale invasion so Britain and France declared war against Germany and its allies - Italy and Japan.

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WWII begins in Asia and Europe.

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Germany had attacked the different Ally countries and the only country without German troops was Great Britain.

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Japan joins the Axis Powers.

Roosevelt responds by prohibiting the export of steel and scrap iron to all countries except Britain and the nations of the Western Hemisphere

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The US did not declare war yet but in preparation for War, Roosevelt encouraged congress to create a form of the Draft.

This act began training 1.2 million troops between the age of 21 of 35

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Destroyers-for-Bases Deal: The British were being attacked by German submarines and bombing raids so Roosevelt enacted a trade for the British to receive U.S. destroyers and for the U.S. to attain British military bases in the Carribean.

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People had speculated that Franklin Roosevelt would be the first president to break the 2 term serve, and go for a third term. Roosevelt said he would not turn down the Democratic nomination if it were offered. During the campaign, he said, "Your boys are not going to be sent into any foreign wars."

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In a fireside chat to the American people, Roosevelt explained his thinking and concluded: "We must be the great arsenal of democracy. He was in a stronger position to end the
appearance of U.S. neutrality and give material aid to Britain.

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Japanese troops occupy French Indochina.

Roosevelt freezes all Japanese credits in the US and cuts off Japanese access to vital materials like US oil.

Roosevelt extends US support for Britain by protecting its ships from submarine attacks. He orders the US Navy to escort British ships carrying lend-lease materials from US shores as far as Iceland.

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Roosevelt arranges a secret meeting with British Prime Minister Winston Churchill on a ship off the coast of Newfoundland. They drew up a document known as the Atlantic Charter that affirmed that the general principles for a sound peace after the war would include self-determination for all people, no territorial expansion, and free trade.

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The American Destroyer Greer was attacked by a German submarine it was hunting. Roosevelt order the US navy to attack all German ships on sight.

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The US and Japan try to negotiate an agreement about the invasion of neighboring countries and the supply the oil. (New Japanese govt led by General Hideki Tojo). Neither side changed its positions

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Japan Attacks Pearl Harbor