... the ally responded once more. On March 11, 1941 Congress passed the Lend-Lease act. The newly placed law allowed the United States government to purchase or manufacture war materials paid by the federal budget such as planes, machines, ships, raw materials, food supplies and industrial products ... The telegraph from Washington arrived at headquarters in Oahu around noon, four hours after the first bombs were dropped. Japan's strong army and navy's involvement with the government and their need for raw materials left them hungry for expansionism into an eventual empire. This lead to the...

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... , Soviet and French control. In eastern Europe, Rumania, Hungary, and Bulgaria (which had been allies of Germany) were placed under Soviet control. British and American forces occupied Italy. In Asia, Japan was occupied mainly by American forces; Korea, by the American and the Soviet Union; and Manchuria, by Soviet and Chinese forces. The Paris Peace Conference, 1946 Draft treaties were presented ... not recognise each other's sovereignty until 1973. The Peace treaty with Austria Like Germany, Austria was divided into four occupied zones. Unlike Germany, however, it was allowed its own c...

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... the aggressive powers. The aggressive powers were called The Axis; they included Italy, Germany and Japan. Those countries formed an alliance because of their similarities: they were all ruled under a totalitarian government , they shared the same goals, they were very aggressive and ambitious countries in search of new ... and assault them verbally. When the Japanese attacked and killed many people on a US gunboat in Asia called the Panay, the US did nothing. Japan attacked and occupied various islands in Pacific. The Japanese invaded the following places in the Pacific: Burma, Philippi...

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... against the Versailles Treaty. R: Chamberlain wanted to maintain possible negotiations with Germany so he gave into their demands and in France, a change in their government prevented them doing anything and Germany had no contest. Munich Conference (3) A: September 29, 1938. Hitler invited the leaders from Italy, France, and ... as they retreated. They were waiting for winter to take its tolls on the German soldiers. Lend-Lease Act. March 1941 (9) A: U.S. government passed the lend-lease act to supply countries with goods for war that were "allies". R: Germany responded by sinking any Am...

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... further sparked tension with Germany. The Zimmerman Telegram was intercepted and decoded by American authorities. The message was from the German Foreign Secretary to the Mexican government suggesting that a German- Mexican alliance would be in their best interest. It said they would receive their lost territories in the Southwest United States ... hold on with the assistance of American fighter pilots. As the war ragged on in Europe a new power was growing in the Far East. Japan was planning a bombardment of the United States. They believed a massive single blow could knock America out...

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... that the bombs were not necessary to make Japan surrender unconditionally. The Japanese violently attacked the United States at Pearl Harbor killing about 3,000 American personnel. Japan an ally to Nazi Germany had to be stopped once Germany had surrendered. The government was eager to be the first country to ... find the atomic bomb, especially before Germany. The atomic bomb however, was not created until after Germany surrendered which left it to be used on Japan if needed. The use of the atomic ... A) This document gives direct knowledge that Stimson had access to and was correct....

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... Axis Powers and the Allied Powers. The United States remained neutral during the majority of the war, until they were forced into war by Japan bombing Pearl Harbor. After the war, many countries experiences economic hardships and there was an atmosphere of international distrust. Even though World War ... loans.6 This caused Weimar Germany to be destroyed. The unemployment in Germany was up to six million. The Chancellor in Germany started to cut government expenses, wages and unemployment pay. The citizens of Germany were upset and this anger helped the Nazis come to power.7 Because of t...

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... play key roles in the destruction of the "Old Order" through out the twentieth century. A new nation on the scene - Japan Starting around 1868, Japan, realizing their weakness compared to the powers of Europe, began to transform themselves in to a powerful industrial state. Due to their lack of ... power in efforts to secure sources of raw materials in Manchuria and other places. With the defeat of the Russian naval forces in 1905 , Japan proved themselves to be a new nation of power that would begin to unravel the "Old Order" in the world. Japans rise to power ... betrayed the hopes th...

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... first move to help the economy. The United States loaned 800 million dollars to help rebuild the German economy. Using the new funds, the government installed modern tools into their factories and industries. The coal and iron production soon doubled and exports finally began to rise. By 1928 the total ... them died. Nationalist groups began to pop up, speaking out against the Allies for forcing them to pay these debts, also at the German government for paying them. While the economy was recovering from the setbacks it experienced from the Treaty of Versailles, the German army was also e...

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... to his position as a dictator. For three years all of the Soviet Union's people lived in fear, this included members of the Communist Party, the government, military personnel and even his secret police themselves. During this time over 15 million people were arrested and over 3 million of them were killed either ... the war through acts done by the Japanese. The United States boycotted all Japanese imports and Roosevelt cut of all trade between the foreign nation. Japan was angered by this act and soon realized that by the United States cutting off trade, they did not have fuel to run t...

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... concealed its project to develop an atomic bomb under the name "Manhattan Engineer District." On July 2nd, Stimson wrote to the President, demanding that Japan be warned before using the A-bomb. The atomic bomb carried out the first successful atomic explosion on July 16, 1945, in a deserted area ... Little Boy". On August 6, 1945 the first atomic bomb was dropped, then later on August 9 the second bomb was dropped. It was then when Japan surrendered to the U.S. After the bomb was dropped, the American population was happy the war ended. Americans were tired by atrocities, privations and...

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... to Germany Winston Churchill replaces Neville Chamberlain as Prime Minister o Rallies England to resist planned German invasion (OPERATION SEA LION) Pro-German French government is est. @ Vichy o Led by Marshall Henri Petain (WW1 war hero) May 26-June 4, 1940 Allies successfully evacuate 350,000 ... trapped by the German defeat of France (blitzkrieg) o Among the evacuated is Charles De Gaulle Forms the basis for a Free French government-in-exile July 10, 1940 Beginning of the BATTLE OF BRITAIN o Hitler attempts to bomb England into submission in preparation for his planned ... men o Firs...

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... . At what is known as The Beer Hall Putsch a man by the name Kahr was giving a speech in front of some 3,000 supporters of the Bavarian government. Hitler shot his pistol in the middle of Kahr's speech and shouted, "The national revolution has begun." The "revolution" began when Hitler lied to the people ... 35). By the summer of 1923, the Nazi party had grown to 150,000 members. Hitler knew this was the right time to take over the government. On November 11,1923, Hitler and his 3,000 men marched to Berlin in an attempt to take it over. The German police were waiting. This ... Denny). In...

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... and destroyed by Germany. They gave Poland back its independence and gave its own national election in order to create a new, independent government. Yugoslavia was given its own government as well, which consisted of mostly old members under a new system. In both cases, Nazi and Fascist leaders were specifically prohibited ... , Russia would take Berlin and control the eastern half of Germany upon its surrender. Lastly, Stalin agreed to "unquestionably" join the war against Japan in "two or three months after Germany has surrendered and the war in Europe is terminated." The treaty was si...

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... axis powers from wrecking havoc in the east. Appeasement is the act of giving in to demands in return for peace. Germany, Italy, and Japan formed the axis powers. The combination of German aggression, Japanese attacks, and poor Italian leadership was getting to be too much for the United States ... of Versailles. Also, Germany signed the Axis Pact with Italy in 1936. Later in the same year, Germany agreed to the Anti-Comintern Pact with Japan, which was led by military General Tojo. The agreement was aimed at Russia, and formed the Berlin-Rome-Tokyo axis. In 1937, Germany annexed ... th...

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... how harsh it was they would have held out and fought until the bitter end.(3) Originally ten leaders and diplomats from France, Britain, United States, Italy and even Japan met togethor. Shortly after though Japan left and only the "Big Four- remained, which was Clemenceau, Wilson, Lloyd George plus Vittorio Emmanuele Orlando of Italy. There were 32 other smaller less important countries ... lost every single overseas colony to the Allies, this accounted for over 1,000,000 square miles. The colonies were split up between the Allies; Britain, Belgium, Australia, New Zealand and Japan all...

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... created revenue systems in which American officials collected customs and saw to the payment of debt. The focus of the United States policies in the Far East was to prevent Japan, which was a dominant force in the far east, from invading the Philippines. Americans had been concerned about the Open Door policy toward China and the possession of the Philippine Islands ... . Roosevelt mediated the conflicts between Russia and Japan to put an end to their war. The United States negotiated an agreement that recognized Japan's dominance over Korea in return for its promise not to invade the Ph...

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... Depression. No one expected a leader such as Adolph Hitler to overtake an entire country and enact the world's greatest genocide. It certainly was a surprise that Japan would launch an attack on Pearl Harbor and at that time no one expected a nuclear bomb would end the war. Both wars had similar consequences. After the ... left with no choice but to follow Hitler's plan. The United States didn't even enter the war to stop the Holocaust, they entered the War against Japan, and they didn't even enter Germany until Germany had declared war on them. Again the alliance system brought virtually...

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... Depression. No one expected a leader such as Adolph Hitler to overtake an entire country and enact the world's greatest genocide. It certainly was a surprise that Japan would launch an attack on Pearl Harbor and at that time no one expected a nuclear bomb would end the war. Both wars had similar consequences. After the ... left with no choice but to follow Hitler's plan. The United States didn't even enter the war to stop the Holocaust, they entered the War against Japan, and they didn't even enter Germany until Germany had declared war on them. Again the alliance system brought virtually...

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... mobilizations techniques increasing their chances of success against other nations. This was also left Franco in charge in which he set up a Fascists government. Also in 1930, Germany becomes more hostile and demanding. Hitler began reuniting former parts of Germany back together including Czechoslovakia, and engaging in ... and shocking to the public because the Western Democracies believed that killing civilians will make the enemy weaker. America decided to establish a bombing on Japan in hopes that they would surrender the war. On August 6, 1945 a bomb dropped on Hiroshima by an Ame...

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... to power in the National Socialist German Workers Party and quickly rose up the ranks from messenger to dictator in 1933 when he took over the German government. During his rule, Hitler established concentration camps in which he brought Jews, handicaps, homosexuals, elders, and Christians to kill. He ended up killing around ... navy from 30 to 95 warships, the air force from 36 to 8250 planes, and the army from 100,000 soldiers to almost a million soldiers. Japan and also Italy built up their armies because of the alliances with Germany they had before World War 2. "Causes of World War T...

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... to beet the Germans in the refinement and explosive of uranium. Which would prove a great weapon for aiding the war. Now that the atomic bomb had bean accomplished the government sought to use it as a weapon to aid and maybe end World War 2. But we were still not sure if the bomb would be a massive dud or a large ... it did. But many more thought that it would, and in fact they thought it might even destroy the world by igniting the atmosphere. But no matter what, the government was not going to have their new 2 billion dollar weapon sit in a garage. So on September 17, 1942 the bomb was...

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... he invaded the Soviet Union. His offensive soon began to struggle greatly and Germany now faced enemies on two fronts. On December 7th, 1941, the war took another dramatic turn. Japan attacked American, British, and Dutch territories in the Pacific. On December 11th, Germany and Italy declared war on the United States. On June 22nd, 1941, Germany and its allies launched ... American B-29 dropped a single atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima, obliterating its existence. When no Japanese surrender resulted from it, a second bomb fell on Nagasaki. On August 15th, 1945, Japan formally surre...

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... twin who had remained on earth would be old and wrinkled. This was due to the slowing down of time for the man on the rocket. In 1914, the German government gave Einstein a senior research appointment in Berlin, along with a membership in the prestigious Prussian Academy of Sciences. When Einstein had left his native land as a youth, he had renounced German ... , he was denied security clearance for such sensitive work. In 1945, the Germans were defeated and the atomic bomb was perfected. The war continued with Japan and on August 6, 1945 the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Jap...

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... to lecture returning soldiers and investigate all of the new right wing political groups that were springing up to see who would support a new government and who was just talking. This is so important because while doing this ,Hitler, although by accident, discovered his path to unchallenged power ... burned on February 27, 1933. They used this as a tool to make a totalitarianism out of their actions by destroying a visual form of government. Blaming the arson on Communists allowed the Nazis to suspend freedom of press, privacy in the mail and telephone communications, and other civil ...

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