24.4 America Moves Toward War Objectives: 1. Describe the U.S. response to the outbreak of war. 2.show how Roosevelt assisted the allies without declaring war. 3. summarize the events that brought the u.s. into war
Neutrality Erodes… Neutrality Act of 1939 allows “cash-and- carry” 1940 – Japan, Germany, and Italy announce alliance of Axis Powers Why do they do this? Why is this a bad thing for the U.S.? $37 billion approved for military build-up Summer of 1940 – France falls and Britain under siege 9/2/ US gives 50 destroyers for naval bases in a swap with UK 9/6/1940 – US Conscription law approved What did this do?
FDR v. Wendell Wilkie (1940)
A Slumbering Giant Stirs… 3/1941 – Lend-Lease Act passed 6/1941 –Germany attacks “friend” USSR, FDR extends Lend-Lease to USSR Mid US freezes Japanese Assets 7/1941 – US Navy accompanies convoys to UK 8/1941 – Atlantic Charter (US, UK -later USSR) expresses the common purpose for the Allies against the Axis.
Atlantic Charter Secret Alliance between US and UK, and later the USSR, which becomes the basis for the United Nations
First Blood Fall 1941 – German U-boats sink 2 US destroyers and several merchant ships US arms its merchant ships Fall 1941 – US cuts off oil to Japan after Japan invades French Indochina 11/ Hideki Tojo prepares Japan for war with US US knows Japan will strike, but not where 12/7/1941 – Japan Attacks Pearl Harbor 12/11/1941 – Italy and Germany declare war on US WHY DID THE U.S. WAIT TO BE ATTACKED???
Expansion of the Japanese Empire
Site: Pearl Harbor Remembered
TERMS Axis Powers Lend-Lease Act Atlantic Charter Allies Hideki Tojo Objectives: 1. Describe the U.S. response to the outbreak of war. 2.show how Roosevelt assisted the allies without declaring war. 3. summarize the events that brought the u.s. into war