1940 โŸถ Ireland Refuses UK Naval Base Access

It becomes clear that Ireland will refuse to allow the Unite...
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๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ireland Declares Neutrality

Ireland's Taoiseach ร‰amon de Valera declares the nation's neutrality.โŸถ
Ireland Declares Neutrality (1939)
IrelandNeutralityWorld War IIForeign PolicyIsolationismEamon de Valera

๐Ÿ•Š๏ธ Yugoslavia Declares Neutrality

The Kingdom of Yugoslavia states its neutrality.โŸถ
Yugoslavia Declares Neutrality (1939)
YugoslaviaNeutralityBalkansWorld War IIDiplomacyEarly War

๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌ Bulgaria Announces Neutrality

The Kingdom of Bulgaria formally announces its neutrality.โŸถ
Bulgaria Announces Neutrality (1939)
BulgariaNeutralityBalkansPoliticsWorld War IIDiplomacy

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ireland Refuses UK Naval Base Access

It becomes clear that Ireland will refuse to allow the United Kingdom to use its ports as naval bases.โŸถ
IrelandUnited KingdomNeutralityNaval BasesDiplomacyStrategic ConsiderationsWorld War II

๐Ÿ‘‘ Churchill Offers Kaiser Asylum, Kaiser Declines

Churchill offers the former Kaiser Wilhelm II, who is now living in the Netherlands, asylum in the United Kingdom; he declines.โŸถ
Churchill Offers Kaiser Asylum, Kaiser Declines (1940)
United KingdomKaiser Wilhelm IIasylumpoliticalWorld War IINetherlandsdiplomacyexile

๐Ÿค UK and USSR Sign Assistance Pact

Assistance Pact signed between the United Kingdom and the USSR.โŸถ
United KingdomSoviet UnionAllianceMilitary CooperationDiplomacyEastern FrontWorld War II