1. February 10, 2009 1.What countries has Hitler taken over by 1941? 2.What is appeasement? 3.What is Blitzkrieg? 4.What did the Stalin-Hitler Pact of 1939 agree to? 5.Why did the Japanese want to build an empire in the Pacific?

2. WWII Pacific Theater 10.8.2 & 10.8.3

3. USA to the Rescue Again 1930’s –US foreign policy Isolationism: Stay out of Euro. affairs Focus on econ. Congress pass Neutrality Acts –Remain as neutral as possible.

4. Cash and Carry Policy 1939 –WWII begins –US develops: Cash and Carry policy: –Allies could pay, “cash”, and “carry”, arms on their own ships

5. Lend-Lease Act 1941 Lend-Lease Act: –US could lend or lease arms –US navy starts escorting British ships US ships fired on by U-Boat US can sink any German Naval boat

6. Japan Increases Empire Japan wants to increase size of empire –1 st move in on China –2 nd begin to look toward SE Euro. Colonies –This could threaten US territories Philippines Guam 1931 Japan invades Manchuria 1937 Japan invades Chinese coast

7. US Crack Japanese Code Oct 1940 –US cracks Japanese secret code US knows Japan plan to move on European colonies in SE Asia. US begins to aide China in its resistance against Japan Japanese Decoding Machine

8. Japan Moves on Euro. Colonies July 1941 –Japan takes 1.French Indochina –US stops oil shipments to Japan –US is main supplier of oil –Japan will eventually run out of oil. –Japan considers this an act of war –Japan prepare for attack on Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor

9. Japan is Running out of Oil Japan plans simultaneous attacks: 1.Dutch East Indies Rich in Oil Supplies 2.Thailand 3.Burma 4.Pearl Harbor US Pacific Fleet located here Only threat to Japan in Pacific