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1939-11-04 | Neutrality Act of 1939 | President Franklin D. Roosevelt orders the United States Customs Service to implement the Neutrality Act of 1939, allowing cash-and-carry purchases of weapons by belligerents. | Read about 'Neutrality Act of 1939' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Neutrality Act of 1939' | ||
1939-08-31 | Germany invades Poland | Following a German-staged "Polish attack" on 31 August 1939, on September 1, German forces invaded Poland from the north, south, and west. Spread thin defending their long borders, the Polish armies were soon forced to withdraw eastward. | Read about 'Germany invades Poland' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Germany invades Poland' | ||
1936-07-17 | 1939-04-01 | Spanish Civil War | The Spanish Civil war becomes a test case for modern warfare motivated by extreme left/right ideology. | Read about 'Spanish Civil War' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Spanish Civil War' | |
1932-01-01 | 1934-12-31 | Geneva disarmament fails | An international Disarmament Conference in Geneva fails to slow military buildup. | Read about 'Geneva disarmament fails' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Geneva disarmament fails' | |
1914-06-28 | 1918-11-11 | World War One | 70,000,000 troops are embroiled in one of the most destructive wars in human history, 15,000,000 of them are killed. For the first time on a global scale, the infrastructure of entire nations are mobilized to wage war. | Read about 'World War One' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'World War One' |
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