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What did the Lend-Lease Act allow? Permitted nations to by U.S. armaments as long as they paid cash and carried the goods away on their own ships.
Who were the Axis powers?
What did their alliance mean for the United States? If the U.S. declared war on any one of the Axis powers, it would have to fight a two oceans war with all parts of the alliance
Germany invades U.S.S.R.
What did the Lend-Lease Act do? Allowed the president to lend or lease arms and supplies to “any country” whose defense was vital to the U.S.
Congress extends the draft
What pledges were contained in the Atlantic Charter? Britain and the U.S. would not seek territorial expansion They would not pursue territorial changes without the consent of inhabitants They would respect peoples right to choose their own form of govt. They would promote free trade They would encourage international cooperation They would build a secure peace based on freedom of want and fear They would work for disarmament of aggressors They would establish a “permanent system of general security”
Who were the Allies? (Just to name a few) An alliance of 26 nations that had joined together to fight the Axis powers
What did U.S. do to protest Japan’s actions in Asia? Punished Japan with a trade embargo, especially on items it needed to run its war machine
Hideki Tojo becomes Japan’s Prime Minister Emperor Hirohito
What did the attack do to the U.S. Pacific fleet? Pearl Harbor Raid-Video FDR response - Video
Why did Germany and Italy declare war on the United States? They had signed a mutual defense treaty with Japan in which they agreed to come to each others’ aid in the event of an attack