Dec 1939British defeat Germanraider Graf Speenear Uruguay
Jun 1940Fall of France
2 Sep 1940British grant US bases inreturn for destroyers
27 Sep 1940Germany, Italy,and Japan signTripartite Pact
Nov 1940Chile claims Antarcticabetween 53°W & 90°W
Apr 1941Pan-AmericanSecurity Zoneextended
Jun 1941GermanyinvadesSoviet Union
5 Jul 1941–29 Jan 1942Peru defeats Ecuadorin border war