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| Alliance Hertzog, James |  |
| Sep Pretoria Africa The Fusion Government breaks up over Herzog's support for Britain in World War II |
| 2nd Sep Pretoria Africa Puts the case in Cabinet for Sth African neutrality, defeated by Smuts |
| 2nd Sep Pretoria Africa Smuts supports a Commonwealth Alliance to fight World War II |
| 4th Sep Pretoria Africa Forwards a motion in the House Assembly to remain neutral but defeated by 13 votes |
| Declaration of War Hertzog, James | |
| 6th Sep SouthAfrica declares war |
| Declaration of War Verwoerd, Hendrik Frensch | |
| Opposes Sth Africa's participation in the war |
| Deputy Prime Minister Hofmeyr, Jan Hendrik | |
| Appointed Deputy Prime Minister |
| Diplomacy Smuts, Jan Christian | |
| 6th Sep Sth Africa severs relations with Germany |
| Imperial War Cabinet Smuts, Jan Christian | |
| 6th Sep Appointed Member of the Imperial War Cabinet as the most senior SouthAfrican in favour of war |
| Minister of Agriculture Strauss, Jacob Gideon Nel | |
| Appointed Minister for Agriculture & Forestry |
| Minister of Education Hofmeyr, Jan Hendrik | |
| Appointed Minister of Education |
| Minister of Finance Hofmeyr, Jan Hendrik | |
| Appointed Minister of Finance |
| Minister of Native Affairs Smit, Douglas | |
| Appointed Secretary for Native Affairs |
| Nationalist Party Malan, Daniel Francois | |
| Pretoria Africa Founds & leads the reunited Nationalist Party |
| Neutrality Hertzog, James | |
| 2nd Sep Pretoria Africa The cabinet is split, 7 vote for war & 6 against |
| 3rd Sep Pretoria Africa On the day Britain declares war on Germany Hertzog supports neutrality |
| 4th Sep Pretoria Africa Forwards a motion in the House Assembly to remain neutral but defeated by 13 votes |
| 5th Sep Pretoria Africa Hertzog is forced to resign when his policy of neutrality in World War II is defeated |
| 5th Sep Pretoria Africa Hertzog's motion for SouthAfrican neutrality is defeated by the Senate |
| 5th Sep Pretoria Africa Makes a speech in Senate comparing Hitler's efforts with the struggle for Afrikaaners |
| Prime Minister Smuts, Jan Christian | |
| 5th Sep Pretoria Africa Appointed Prime Minister of Sth Africa, 2nd term |
| Resignation of Hertzog Hertzog, James | |
| 5th Sep Pretoria Africa Hertzog is forced to resign when his policy of neutrality in World War II is defeated |
| Resignation of Malan Malan, Daniel Francois | |
| Resigns in favour of Hertzog |
