Bell Work: 2/23/16 Why did Japan seek expansion during World War II? Use your textbook (p. 346) to answer the following question: Why does the United States wait so long to enter the war?

Jeannette Rankin

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B. What was the United States’ stance on the war during the early years? Although President Roosevelt denounced the Axis Powers, the U.S. followed a strict policy of isolationism: abstention from alliances and international politics. During the 1930’s, the U.S. implements neutrality acts, refusing to take sides in European conflicts.

B. What was the United States’ stance on the war during the early years? However, FDR felt that the U.S. stance of isolation actually encouraged Axis aggression. Why? As the war progressed, the Untied States began supplying food, ships, planes, and weapons to the British.

C. What brought the United States into WWII? W.49 Utilize primary and secondary sources to describe the contributions and roles of leaders during the war, including Winston Churchill, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Emperor Hirohito, Hideki Tōjō, Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Joseph Stalin, Harry Truman, Douglas MacArthur, and Dwight Eisenhower.

Pearl Harbor

Pearl Harbor

C. What brought the United States into WWII? On December 7, 1941, the Japanese attacked the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor. 350 – Damaged or destroyed aircraft 18 – damaged or sunk ships >3,500 Americans killed or wounded

USS Arizona

USS Arizona Memorial

C. What brought the United States into WWII? On the same day, the Japanese attacked the Philippines and later several other islands in the Pacific. By spring 1942, almost all of the Pacific had fallen to the Japanese.

C. What brought the United States into WWII? Japan’s goal: to free the Pacific of Western control, obtain resources, and destroy the United State’s Pacific fleet of ships. Prime Minister Hideki Tojo: military dictator who thought that “lightning” attack on U.S. would force FDR to accept Japan’s control of the Pacific. Read sources:

C. What brought the United States into WWII? U.S. response: Pearl Harbor unified American opinion of involvement in WWII. The U.S. joined the allies and China against Japan. Hitler’s response: feeling that the U.S. could not fight a war on two fronts, declared war against the U.S. four days after Pearl Harbor.

Roosevelt Speech

Assessment (Daily Assignment) Why did the U.S. stay out of WWII until the Pearl Harbor attack? Who was the Prime Minister of Japan during the attack on Pearl Harbor? What was Emperor Hirohito’s role in Pearl Harbor? Were Japanese leaders pleased with the outcome in the Pacific? Elaborate. How do you think the attack on Pearl Harbor affected U.S. public opinion about involvement in the war?