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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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In response to the Japanese invasion of Manchuria, U.S. Secretary of State Henry Stimson passed the Stimson Doctrine. This doctrine stated that the United States would not recognize any agreements between the Japanese and Chinese that violated any U.S. agreements. (Slap on the wrist to Japan for murdering the Chinese)

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Enabled the President to prohibit the shipment of weapons and forbid U.S. citizens to travel on the ships of hostile nations

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Mussolini ordered his italian troops to invade Ethiopia. Although The League of Nations and the U.S. objected, it didn't stop Italy from taking over.

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Forbid the extension of loans and credits to hostile nations

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Seen as an 'ideological struggle' between the forces of fascism and republicanism. The fascists, led by General Francisco Franco, were able to overtake and develop a military dictatorship over the Loyalists. Due to the Neutrality Acts, the US was not able to intervene and help the Loyalists.

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This region was based in western Germany and was supposed to be demilitarized indefinitely. This was according to the Treaty of Versailles. Due to Hitler openly being against the treaty, he sent German troops into Rhineland

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Forbid the shipment of weapons to the opposing side in the civil war of Spain

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A full-scale war between Japan and China, Japan troops invading. The U.S. boat, the Panay, was bombed and sunk by Japanese planes and the apology was accepted by the U.S.

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Roosevelt knew about the dangers of the Fascist aggression but was limited by the isolationist feelings by his people. When Japan and China went to war, Roosevelt made a speech as a way to try and stop the war by "quarantin[ing] the aggressor". The result of the speech was negative and the idea was dropped for being "politically unwise".

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In the fireside chat to the American people, Roosevelt came to the conclusion that, “We must be the great arsenal of democracy.”

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There was uncertainty over a presidential election due to the state of the war.  The Republicans chose Wendell Wilkie, a lawyer and utility executive, to be in the public office.  Wilkie criticized the New Deal, but he agreed with Roosevelt on giving aid to Britain.  Roosevelt won the election by more than half of the percent of the popular vote.

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German tanks and planes began a full-scale invasion of Poland and Britain and France declared war on Germany, resulting in also being at war with Italy and Japan.

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Japan is now allied with Italy and Germany as one the Axis powers. Hitler's Europe success allowed Japan to expand into the Dutch East Indies, British Burma, and French Indochina. After Japan joins the Axis, Roosevelt prohibits the export of steel and scrap iron to all countries except Britain and the Western Hemisphere nations, to aim at Japan.

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Alarmed by Roosevelt's pro-British policies, isolationists formed the America First Committee in order to 'mobilize public opinion against the war'. Speakers would travel across the country warning the people about reengaging in Europe's issues.

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Hitler was insistent that Germany have a part of Czechoslovakia where most of the people spoke German. To appease Hitler and to keep peace, the prime minister Neville Chamberlain and the French president Edouard Daladier met with Hitler and Mussolini in Munich. In the conference British and French leaders agreed to allow Hitler to take the Sudetenland unopposed. Munich became associated with this moment.

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Hitler breaks the Munich agreement by sending troops to occupy Czechoslovakia

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Stalin and Hitler signed a nonaggression pact and secretly agreed to divide Poland between the two countries.

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Roosevelt argued for neutrality along with an arms build up. Congress allowed this request in late 1938 by increasing the military and naval budgets by nearly 2/3rds. Isolationists accepted the increased spending as it would be used to protect America incase of the possible invasion of the Western Hemisphere.

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Roosevelt made a speech to the American people about lending money to Britain for the purchase of U.S war materials.  He justified it by arguing that the U.S needs to help other nations to defend the four freedoms.

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Roosevelt suggested ending the cash-and-carry requirement of the Neutrality Act.  He also wanted to permit Britain from obtain all U.S arms it needed on credit.  The Lend-Lease Act was signed into law.

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The president extended U.S support for Britain by protecting its ships from submarine attack and ordered the Navy to escort British ships leaving the U.S. Japan also occupied French Indochina, causing Roosevelt to freeze all Japan credits in the U.S and cut off Japan to U.S materials, such as oil.

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The American destroyer "Greer" is attacked by a German submarine and Roosevelt orders the Navy to attack German ships on sight. The U.S is now in an undeclared naval war against Germany.

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Japan Attacks Pearl Harbor