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A socialist named Charles Schenck distributed anti-war materials in the mail. The supreme court found him guilty of posing a clear and present danger during wartime. This case addressed the issue of the free speech in the Espionage Act, and was decided unanimously.

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Japanese Invasion of Manchuria- Sept 18, 1931

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Japanese Invasion of Manchuria- Sept 18, 1931

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China and the US put up tariffs, Japan needed raw materials to survive, and China was the answer. Japan seized Manchuria because the Japanese believed that their empire should be equal in size to the Western Powers' empire.

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Prohibited aiding of belligerent nations. Banned civilian involvement, limited power of president during international war, built up armed forces. No American could legally sail on a belligerent nation's ship, sell or transport munitions, or make loans to those nations.

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Germany invaded Poland, breaking their agreement, so that Britain and France declared war, therefore starting WWII. After signing the non-aggression pact, Hitler staged a surprise attack. German tanks and troops rumbled across the Polish border

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The policy adopted by the US to pressure neutrality while aiding the Allies. Britain and France could buy goods from the US if they paid in full and transported them. The policy required nations in the war to pay in cash for all non military goods, and to responsible for transporting goods out of the United States.

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Allowed sales of loans of war materials to any country whose defense the president deemed vital to the US defense. 50 billion dollars distributed to 38 different countries, with GB receiving over 31 billion. Over the next few years the British government repaid 650 million to the overall sum.

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In 1941, FDR passed this order which prohibited discriminatory employment practices by federal agencies, unions, and private companies engaged in war-related work. This established the Fair Employment Practices Commission to enforce this new policy.

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Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, because they were hit by the depression. Japan did this in hopes that America would join the war. Militants took over Japan. The oil embargo affected them and they needed natural resources.

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An executive order issued by FDR allowed internment camps to be set up to exclude current Japanese residents believed to be a threat to security in California, Arizona, and Nevada.

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Japanese have planned to capture a strategic island in the middle of the Pacific ocean, home to the American military base. The Japanese wanted the US in battle, but they were sure to lose. US had broken the Japanese code, to understand secret messages. The plan went perfectly, and US came out victorious.

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The turning point of the war, the day of invasion. Over 9,000 soldiers die. Western Allies landed in Northern France to open the second front against Germany. Normandy invasion drove Germans out of France

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The Russian army crosses the German border. US and Russian forces meet on the Elbe River. Hitler commits suicide after Soviet Union Army surrenders. Germany surrenders.

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Dropping of the Atomic Bombs- Aug 6/9, 1945

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Dropping of the Atomic Bombs- Aug 6/9, 1945

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The invasion of Japan would cost thousands of American lives. Japan might not surrender until it was invaded and conquered. About 66,000 people were killed, and 69,000 injured (Hiroshima). About 39,000 killed and 25,000 injured (Nagasaki) .

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Victory Over Japan Day! Japan surrendered to the United States ending World War II. Officially signed into peace on Sept 2, 1945.