Video, “The Roosevelts: An Intimate History” Episode 6: min Video, “The Roosevelts: An Intimate History” Episode 6: min. 26:20 to 40 In preparation for the video, write down the following prompts, leaving a space in between. 1 - Selective Service and Training Act of 1940 was first … 2 - FDR governing a country that wanted … 3 - Roosevelt’s “Boston Pledge” … 4 - Four Freedoms: State of the Union, 1941 … 5 - Lend-Lease …
1940 Presidential Election Vs.
Pearl Harbor and U.S. Entry into WWII “Yesterday, December 7, 1941 – a date which will live in infamy – the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan. . . . No matter how long it may take us . . . the American people in their righteous might will win through to absolute victory.” President Franklin Roosevelt, Dec. 8, 1941
Indochina Dutch East Indies ** British Empire in East Asia – Malaya, Singapore, and Hong Kong all attacked by Japan ** U.S. Territory of the Philippines Indochina Dutch East Indies ** Dutch East Indies also attacked.
Japanese Offensives
Sinking of the USS Arizona http://www.natgeotv.com.au/videos/seconds-from-disaster/sinking-the-uss-arizona-1737.aspx * 1,177 American sailors, alone, died on the battleship, the USS Arizona. * 2,403, total number of Americans killed * Eight U.S. Navy battleships destroyed, and 188 U.S. aircraft * U.S. aircraft carriers spared
Attack Upon Pearl Harbor Battleship USS California sinking Battleship USS Arizona explodes
Responses to Attack on Pearl Harbor (1) Hitler … (2) Churchill … (3) Stalin … (4) Ribbentrop …