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Helen John spoke in favour of the motion, citing the American bases already on British soil, and arguing that American actions in Latin America were no different from the Soviets' involvement in Poland and Afghanistan. [29] The outcome of the vote was a major reversal of the original 1933 result, with 416 noes to 187 ayes. [28]
1933 – Chicago Mayor Anton Cermak killed during a failed assassination attempt on President-elect Roosevelt by Giuseppe Zangara; the intended target was not wounded. 1933 - Over 12 million or 25% of Americans were unemployed; 1933 – 20th Amendment, establishing the beginning and ending of the terms of the elected federal offices.
Charlie Wilson, American naval officer and politician (d. 2010) June 2 – Jerry Lumpe, American baseball player and coach (d. 2014) June 6 – Eli Broad, American entrepreneur and philanthropist (d. 2021) June 7 Gary Kent, American actor, stuntman and film director (d. 2023) Herb Score, American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 2008)
Graph of global conflict deaths from 1900 to 1944 from various sources. This is a list of wars that began between 1900 and 1944.. This period saw the outbreak of World War I (1914–1918) and World War II (1939–1945), which are among the deadliest conflicts in human history, with many of the world's great powers partaking in total war and some partaking in genocides.
Seeking to prevent an arms race, Senator William Borah won passage of a congressional resolution calling for a 50 percent reduction of the American Navy, the British Navy, and the Japanese Navy. With Congress's backing, Harding and Hughes began preparations to hold a naval disarmament conference in Washington. [ 17 ]
When Britain in 1933 called a worldwide London Economic Conference to help resolve the depression, President Franklin D. Roosevelt stunned the world by suddenly refusing to cooperate, ending Conference usefulness overnight. [101] Tensions over the Irish question faded with the independence of the Irish Free State in 1922.
Isolationist sentiment with regard to foreign wars in America had ebbed, but the United States at first declined to enter the war, limiting itself to giving supplies and weapons via Lend Lease to Britain, China, and the Soviet Union. American feeling changed drastically with the sudden Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
Latin American wars of independence Spain: Independence of many Spanish-American colonies from Spain: Bolivian War of Independence Bolivia: Ecuadorian War of Independence: Ecuador: Venezuelan War of Independence Venezuela: Argentine War of Independence: Río de la Plata: Colombian War of Independence: Colombia: Mexican War of Independence ...