1. Origins of American Entry Into World War II

2. Pacific Front

3. Sept 1931 Japanese Action: Japan invades Manchuria
How do you think the United States is going to respond?
No Action

4. Nov. 1936 Japanese Action: Japan signs the Anti-Comintern Pact
How do you think the United States is going to respond?
Explanation:
The agreement is an alliance
between Germany, Italy, and Japan
to fight communism (Soviet Union)
and to overthrow the international
status quo
No Formal Action
Neutral
War

5. July 1937 Japanese Action: War between Japan and China
How do you think the United States is going to respond?
Explanation
FDR is sympathetic to China and lets them borrow money (bans weapons transport to China and Japan)
Embargo strategic materials
What is an Embargo?
What are strategic materials?
Neutral
War

6. May 1938 Japanese Action: Japan gains offensives in China
How do you think the United States is going to respond?
The United States will send direct aid to China in October 1938
Embargo strategic materials

7. July 1941 Japanese Actions: Japan occupies Southern Indochina
(French Vietnam)
How do you think the United
States is going to respond?
Explanation:
Japan is not allowed to purchase any American resources (No Oil to Japan!!!)
Freeze Japanese assets
Neutral
War

8. Dec. 7th, 1941 Japanese Action: Japan bombs Pearl Harbor
How do you think the United States is going to respond?
Explanation:
FDR gives his “Day of Infamy” Speech
America declares war on Japan
Pearl Harbor
Neutral
War

9. Sep/Nov 1941
Japanese Action: Japan proposes the East Asia Settlement and the Modus Vivendi
How do you think the United States is going to respond?
America Rejects

10. European Front

11. March 1935 No Action (appeasement)
German Action: Hitler rejected The Treaty of Versailles
What was the Treaty of Versailles?
What part of the Treaty would upset the German people?
How do you think America is going to respond?
No Action
(appeasement)

12. October 1935 Action: Italy Invades Ethiopia How do you think
America is going to
respond?
What is neutrality?
Invoke Neutrality Laws

13. March 1938
German Action: Germany annexes Austria How do you think America is going to respond?
No Action (Appeasement)

14. March 1939 German Action: Germany occupies Czechoslovakia
How would Germany justify occupying Czechoslovakia?
How do you think America is going to respond?
No Action (appeasement)

15. Oct. 1938 Expand armed forces
German Action: Germany threatens to invade Poland
How would Germany justify invading Poland?
How do you think America is going to respond?
Why would we do this?
Expand armed forces

16. April 1939
Action: Italy invades Albania How do you think America is going to respond?
No formal action
(appeasement)

17. Sept. 1939 German Action: Germany invades Poland WWII Begins
How do you think America is going to respond?
Explanation:
Ends weapons embargo
US is aiding the Allies (Great Britain and France)
American revise neutrality laws
Neutral
War

18. May 1940
German Action: Germany invades Low Countries (Belgium and the Netherlands) and France
Germany is able to advance quickly to Paris
How do you think America is going to respond?
Explanation:
Increased money for Army/Navy
US institutes first peacetime draft in US history
expand armed forces
Neutral
War

19. June 1940 Action: France surrenders How do you think America is going
to respond?
Explanation:
Great Britain stands alone to face Hitler
Lend/Lease agreement – we lease bases in Europe in return for destroyers
send aid to allies
Neutral
War

20. June 1941 German Action: Germany invades Soviet Union
How do you think America is going
to respond?
Explanation:
Extend Lend-Lease agreement with Soviet Union
send aide to allies
Neutral
War

21. Dec 1941 German Action: Germany and Italy declare war on US
How do you think America is going
to respond?
Explanation:
Pearl Harbor is attacked by Japan – the US declares war on Japan. In return Axis powers (Germany and Italy) declare war on the United States. The US joins the Allies.
Declare War
Neutral
War