Why Does the US Enter World War II?

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Why Does the US Enter World War II? Road to US Entry - 1936 to 1941 American Experience: FDR;;Axis on the Rise, Isolationists Hamstring FDR, visit of Br. Royalty 2:39-2:52

Rise of Fascism/Totalitarianism in the 1930’s Tojo Mussolini Hitler (Italy) (Germany) (Japan)

Common Traits of future Axis Powers : Rally support of people with appeals to extreme nationalism Authoritarian rule eliminates domestic opposition Expansionist foreign policy justified by claims of racial supremacy

1930’s US Foreign Policy: Condemn dictators, but maintain neutrality & isolationism Avoid alliances that will drag us into war

The “Rape of Nanking” 1937 Over 200,000 Chinese massacred

Hitler Expands in Europe Rhineland (1936); Austria (1938) Sudetenland/Czechoslovakia (1938); Poland (1939) France, England Appease Hitler

FDR Attempts to Sway American Public “Quarantine” Speech – Oct. 1937 Congress Reacts with Neutrality Acts

Isolationism Cartoons of late 1930’s

Isolationism Cartoons of late 1930’s Notice Author

With German “Blitzkrieg” WWII Begins on 9/1/39 With German “Blitzkrieg” US Remains Neutral

Miracle at Dunkirk 1940 800 boats 338,000 men saved

Churchill Cautiously Reaches Out to FDR The “Battle of Britain” 1940

Anti-Isolationist Cartoon

FDR elected to a 3rd Term After promising: “Your boys are not going to be sent into any foreign wars”

FDR Uses Political Maneuvering to undo Neutrality Acts: Cash & Carry Act (’39) replaced again by Lend-Lease Act ( Spring ’41)

FDR & Churchill agree to “The Atlantic Charter” August – 1941 FDR and Churchill set goals for the postwar world stated they would not seek territorial gain stated war was only justified to safeguard "the rights of all peoples to choose the form of government under which they will live"

Tensions with Germany – Sept & Oct 1941 USS Greer, and other US ships come under German Attack while escorting Lend-Lease Convoys to UK

Meanwhile…Relations with Japan are deteriorating rapidly U.S. Demands that Japan get out of China U.S. Bans Scrap Iron, Steel, and Oil Exports to Japan Japan loses 90% of its oil supply, crippling its economy

Japanese Response = Attack on U.S. Fleet at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7th, 1941 U.S. Formally Declares War the Next Day Little Hitler recap—1 min.