1. Warm up 4/4
1) Who was the First New Deal aimed at? Who was the Second New Deal aimed at?
2) What did Herbert Hoover mean by “Rugged Individualism”?
3) What was the most objected term under the Treaty of Versailles for Americans?
4) List the four outcomes for Germany under the Treaty of Versailles, and write two sentences explaining which one you think will the most impactful to starting WWII.
5) Write 2 slogans or draw 2 pictures explaining both Booker T. Washington’s and WEB Dubois’ philosophies towards African-Americans.

2. American Neutrality leading to WWII
Focus Question: How did America remain neutral during the events leading to WWII, and why?

3. Neutrality Acts Designed to keep us out of war
When the President proclaimed the existence of a foreign war, certain restrictions would automatically go into effect
This would prevent the President from getting the military involved in foreign conflict.
America in the 1930s declined to build up its forces!

4. Neutrality act of 1935
Made an embargo on the trade of arms or military supplies with everyone involved in war.
Set to expire after 6 months
Put into effect after Italy invades Ethiopia

5. Neutrality act of 1936
Enhanced and renewed the act of (14 months)
Loopholes
Did not include civil war
Did not say anything about trucks and oil
Oil and car companies trade with Franco

6. Neutrality act of 1937
Enhanced and Renewed the acts with no expiration date
Extended to cover civil wars
No US ships could carry people or supplies to belligerent nations
No US person could travel on belligerent ships

7. Neutrality act of 1939 Germany invades Poland
Great Britain and France declare war
Arms trade with belligerent nations (Great Britain and France)
Cash and Carry basis
US people and ships could not enter war zones
Shipping arms became federal crime

8. Lend-Lease Act (1941)
US can sell, lend, or give war materials to “countries who the President deems necessary to our defense”
The United States is the “arsenal of democracy”

9. “Lend-Lease” Act (1941)
Great Britain $31 billion Soviet Union $11 billion France $ 3 billion China $1.5 billion Other European $500 million South America $400 million The amount totaled: $48,601,365,000
The Allies really need US help…so we decide to start selling military aid to Allied nations.

10. US is slowly creeping closer to war…
Neutrality Act of 1935 and 1937-US doesn’t sell any weapons to Allies
Neutrality Act of 1939-US begins to sell weapons to the Allies
Lend-Lease Act of 1941-US gives military aid to Allied nations…huge factor in Allied victory

11. Moving Towards War… Selective Training and Service Act of 1940
Strengthen military in case of war
First peacetime draft in US history

12. Moving Towards War… FDR’s Four Freedoms Speech in 1941
Preparing the US emotionally and morally for a war
Raising public support for the war
Everybody should have freedom…
…of speech
…of religion
…from want
…from fear

13. Pearl Harbor

14. Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
Commander in Chief of the Japanese Armed Forces during World War II…

15. A date which will live in infamy!
Pearl Harbor – Dec. 7, 1941
A date which will live in infamy!

16. Pearl Harbor from the Cockpit of a Japanese Plane

17. USS Arizona, Pearl Harbor

18. Pearl Harbor Memorial
2,887 Americans Dead!

19. FDR Signs the War Declaration
The Pearl Harbor attack finally pushes the US to officially enter the war…