 We will examine the events that brought the US into World War II.  Chapter 35 Notes  Lend Lease Act  Pearl Harbor

 In 1933, Roosevelt formally recognized the Soviet Union, opening up trade and bolstering a friendly counter-weight to the possible threat of German power in Europe and Japanese power in Asia.  Who is against Uncle Sam talking with woman in political cartoon on 807?  Who is the woman representing?

 President Roosevelt initiated the Good Neighbor policy, renouncing armed intervention in Latin America. The last marines left Haiti in 1934; Cuba, under the Platt Amendment, was released from American control; and the grip on Panama was relaxed in 1936

 In 1937, the Japanese militarists touched off an explosion that led to the all-out invasion of China.  In 1937, Japanese planes sunk an American gunboat, the Panay. Tokyo was quick to make apologies and the United States accepted.  In 1936, he again violated the treaty when he took over the demilitarized German Rhineland.  In March 1938, Hitler invaded Austria.  At a conference in Munich, Germany in September 1938, the Western European democracies, unprepared for war, betrayed Czechoslovakia to Germany when they gave away Sudetenland.  In March 1939, Hitler took control of Czechoslovakia.

 We will examine the events that brought the US into World War II.  AP Review  Lend Lease Act  Chapter 35 Notes  Pearl Harbor Clip

 Specie Circular  Nullification  Indian Removal Act  Tariff of Abominations  Whigs  Dorothea Dix  Frederick Douglass

 What do you think FDR meant when he suggested that the best defense for the US is letting Great Britain use our weapons whether than keep them in storage?  How does FDR illustrate this point?  According to the Lend-Lease Plan, when would Britain actually pay for an item?  Who is FDR shake hands with and a fist at in the cartoon?

 Hitler militarily invaded Poland on September 1, Britain and France, honoring their commitments to Poland, declared war on Germany; World War II had started.

 Hitler overran Denmark and Norway in April Hitler then moved on to the Netherlands and Belgium. By late June 1940, France was forced to surrender.

 On June 22, 1941, Hitler launched an attack on the Soviet Union. President Roosevelt immediately promised assistance and backed up his words by making some military supplies available.

 The State Department insisted that the Japanese clear out of China. Forced with the choice of succumbing to the Americans or continued conquest, the Japanese chose to fight.  On December 7, 1941, Japanese bombers attacked Pearl Harbor, killing 2,348 people.

 Roosevelt’s recognition of the soviet Union was undertaken partly  A. in order to win support from American Catholics  B. because the Soviet leadership seemed to be modifying its harsher communist policies.  C. in hopes of developing a diplomatic counterweight to the rising power of Japan and Germany.  D. to win favor with American liberals.  E. to open opportunities for American investment in Siberian oil fields.

 FDR embarked on the Good Neighbor Policy in part because  A. there was a rising tide of anti-Americanism in Latin America  B. Congress had repealed the Monroe Doctrine  C. he feared the spread of communism in the region.  D. the policy was part of the neutrality stance taken by the US.  E. he was eager to enlist Latin American allies to defend the Western Hemisphere against European and Asian dictators.

 Japan believed it was forced into war with the United States because FDR insisted that Japan  A. withdraw from the Dutch East Indies  B. leave China  C. renew its trade with America.  D. break its treaty of nonaggression with Germany.  E. find alternative sources of oil.