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polyfrog, leading to a Wikipedia article <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/declarations_of_war_in_the_united_states>, I now know when the peace treaty ending World War II was signed. It's officially the "Treaty on the Final Settlement with Respect to Germany," and may be the last significant thing the German Democratic Republic ever did. The treaty was signed in Moscow in September 1990, a few weeks before the reunification of Germany.
I also found myself wondering why, after a few dozen members of Congress voted against war with Germany in early 1914, only Jeanette Rankin voted against war with Austria-Hungary a few months later. Also why she voted against war with Japan in 1941, but not against war with Germany three days later. The Wikipedia article doesn't list who voted how, so I'm guessing she abstained rather than voting in favor. (Rankin served exactly two terms in Congress; one beginning in 1917, the other beginning in 1941.)
No, this has little to do with anything, except for my general desire to know about everything. I'm already working on it, hence the digression about Rep. Rankin, not mentioned in any of what I read tonight.
polyfrog, leading to a Wikipedia article <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/declarations_of_war_in_the_united_states>, I now know when the peace treaty ending World War II was signed. It's officially the "Treaty on the Final Settlement with Respect to Germany," and may be the last significant thing the German Democratic Republic ever did. The treaty was signed in Moscow in September 1990, a few weeks before the reunification of Germany.I also found myself wondering why, after a few dozen members of Congress voted against war with Germany in early 1914, only Jeanette Rankin voted against war with Austria-Hungary a few months later. Also why she voted against war with Japan in 1941, but not against war with Germany three days later. The Wikipedia article doesn't list who voted how, so I'm guessing she abstained rather than voting in favor. (Rankin served exactly two terms in Congress; one beginning in 1917, the other beginning in 1941.)
No, this has little to do with anything, except for my general desire to know about everything. I'm already working on it, hence the digression about Rep. Rankin, not mentioned in any of what I read tonight.
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